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Posted September 25, 2011 at 5:31PM
HP Pavilion running Win 7. Each day I have turned on my computer this week it hasn't engaged the first time. The blue strip of light goes on and the red light on the mouse is activated but it then fails to move to the next crucial step! I then turn it off manually and try again. On the second try it works.
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Posted September 25, 2011 at 6:09PM
Try starting in safe mode[keep tapping F8 as the computer starts] and click on last good configuration and see if that helps.
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Posted September 25, 2011 at 6:25PM
Wll try that but this problem is occurring before Windows kicks in.
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Posted September 25, 2011 at 9:49PM
My thinking was going that way but this is a simline desktop with a non generic PSU. this would prove expensive to buy just to test.Would a regular ATX Psu just hooked up but not installed be OK. Peripherals are all regular.
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Posted September 25, 2011 at 9:54PM
Possibly just a poor connection somewhere. First thing I'd check is that the power chord to the PSU is securely in place.
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Posted September 27, 2011 at 12:13AM
Turned out to be a faulty power supply to a usb hub which was powering an external drive. As the computer was looking for bootable media and the drive was making the cyclical click it hung. Just plugged it into the tower itself where it got more juice et voila! Loaded windows first time every time.
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