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Why does my PC successfully boot only when unplugged for more than a few minutes?
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Mar 15, 202652095 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I have an HP Pavilion Elite desktop computer, model HPE-490t. I like it because it didn’t cost too much, boots itself from an SSD, came with 16 GB of RAM, and has six CPU cores for editing video and camera RAW images. It has one behavioral quirk that I cannot explain, however. The recent power inte…
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If it's consistent and leaving it unplugged fixes it, it sounds like it could be overcharged capacitors. Try removing the power entirely, then holding the power button down for a minute or so. This should COMPLETELY drain everything off, and hopeful…
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