Trouble booting up after shut down over night?

p5200 said:

When turning on computer after being off all night, I have to try 2 or 3 times before it will boot up. If I shut it down once it's running a few minutes, it boots up just fine. The last two mornings after shut down it has had trouble booting up. Would the battery on the motherboard getting weak cause this kind of problem? Thanks for all help!

I would be more inclined to suspect the thermal paste on the CPU.
When the computer is OFF overnight, the thermal paste cools down and contracts.

This can disrupt the heat conduction, until it warms up again.
This is also why it doesn't happen after a short shut down.

I would think that cleaning and applying a fresh batch of thermal paste would solve the problem.


You can remove the old thermal paste with Isopropyl alcohol and an unused coffee filter.

Until you get a chance to do this... just leave the computer... ON

p5200 said:

Will do, thanks very much!

Might want to replace the battery as well. They cost about $6
I know batteries don't work as well when they get cold. But that's generally for larger batteries and much colder than just room temp.


If you do decide to replace the battery as well... it's a CR2032. You can get them in any drug store, and places like Walmart, Best Buy, etc.


/edit

My computer before this latest one... had the same problem. It turned out to be the thermal paste.

Hello @p5200,

p5200 said:

For some reason, my computer was trying to boot from my storage drive Disk D, instead of my C windows drive. I reset it in bios and it seems to be booting fine now.

That is very strange indeed!

Have a look at this . . .

How to Change Display Order of Boot Loader Entries on Boot Options Menu at Startup in Windows

You could also try replacing the CMOS [ Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor ] battery which powers a chip on the motherboard that contains BIOS Configuration, Date, Time, and OTHER information that the PC needs during Startup.

I hope this helps.