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Odd power up issue...

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ShogunCS

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Hey guys, I was wondering if ya'll would have any idea to this strange problem that I have not been able to pinpoint. I believe the problem I am having has to do with my Seasonic 600w PSU (revision A02) and my DFI Lanparty Expert NF4 mobo. Anyhow, the problem is that when I attempt to power up my PC via the power button on my case, I have to press the button about 2-3 times to get the PC powered up. BUT, I found out that if I simply hit the power switch on the back of my Seasonic PSU from off to on and then hit the power button on the PC, the PC powers up fine. Any ideas what could be causing this odd problem? I do know that Seasonic PSUs and DFI mobos have had issues recently but supposed the new revision 2s of the Seasonic PSUs fixed all of the problems. Perhaps there is a simple fix or setting that I must change in order to correct this annoying problem? Any suggestions are appreciated because this issue is entirely new to me. Thanks.
 
dfi says its a p/supply issue but for 15.00 rma you board to them and they will install a capacitor to stop them from doing this.something about the board pulling to much amperage on thr 5 volt line and the p/supply shuts down.late p/supplys see this draw as a short.ow dfi says its a p/supply issue and power supply companies say its a board issue.sounds to me like its a board problem.now as we all know dfi dosent build any bad boards and certainly none with any negative issues but strange as it seems they,dfi,can fix this with a modification to the board.and not for free.15.00 plus shipping.funny how your p/supply will work fine with all other boards but not dfi's.and the final insult to your intellengence is its a power supply issue.dfi will never admit they have a bad design and didnt do enough q/c testing before release to catch the problem.and then not being straight up enough to admit we f****d up and we will good will repair your board under the warrantee at no cost to the original owner.after paying 200.00 dollars for a board i would expect it to start up when i push the power switch.just like the expert not burning up cpu's on a cold boot.i lost 2 that way at stock settings,but its not a bad board design or bad bios design,its user error.BS look around the net and see all the posts that this is happening to, its just like on dfi street,arrogant attitude and remove all bad posts quickly as dfi never builds a badly designed board and if they do deny,deny,deny.never as long as i live i will never again buy another dfi product.if they stood up like a man and admit the problem and make it rite id remain a satisfied customer, but thats not what they do.ive lost all respect for them.but back on track contact dfi rma and for 15.00 they will fix your board like it should have been when you purchased and the way the boards being built now are with the additional capaciter to stop the no boot problem.its the later designed p/supplies that have a shut down feature if it sences a short on ane of the rails.the dfi pulls more amperage on the 5volt line i believe so the power supply shuts off.the older and cheaper p/supplies dont do this because they dont have this feature.dfi is the only board that pulls that much power on a particular rail.the capaciter cuts down the initial draw to trick the power supply.better qc testing would have found this,but excuse me its not dfi's problem.strange its only on the dfi boards this happens.so its not there problem as far as design goes but for 15.00 we will fix your board to use power supplys that every one else uses.total,total BS.i wish i had the money and connections to get a class action lawsuit against DFI for all the inexcusable design flaws that these boards have.the expert is a fine example of a board that has many flaws and due to these flaws takes out other expensive hardware,and dfi's canned response is has to be user error cause we only build perfect boards.tell that to the engineer level techs on the forums known as xtremesystemsforums.ask pcdoc1,opb,wesleysdad,only to mention a few of many of these bad problems with there dfi products......
hope this helps............good by
 
all the above is true, except the parts about claims dfi makes. dfi has not been making these claims, just some guys on the dfi street web site are making them, and claiming to speak for dfi. these are the same guys who say that any dfi related problem is user error. i havent seen any official p.r. from dfi stating that "its a psu problem, the board is fine". yet, at least. i have been lucky, and my dfi boards have worked well. but its not like the fact that dfi boards have some serious issues is a secret. if you do any kind of research before you buy a mainboard, you will hear/read about these problems. if you go ahead and buy the board anyway........ i was totally prepared to put the time and effort in to make my boards work. thats what i do, pc's are my hobby. and if i came across an error i could not fix in any way, well, i was warned going in.
 
Thanks for the info guys. My PC is stable and what not (Prime 95 stable for 24 hours) so their is no cause for concern. I was just wondering if there was a simple way to fix the boot up issue but no biggie since I have been reading the DFI street forums and this problem seems quite rampant.
 
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