poweroutage, PC wouldn't boot without power cycle

[BlueFuze745]

I came home to find my PC off and clocks reset. So I assumed the power went out. I usually leave my PC on all the time cause I usually do stuff, so I turned it back on, but it wouldn't get by post. All the case and CPU fans were running and the CPU light on the motherboard was on. I waited a minute and nothing changed, nothing ever came up on the monitor, either.

 

I decided to try turning the switch on my PSU off and on and after that, it booted normally. I tried restarting and turning my PC off and on again to see if it would happen again, but it didn't.

 

Past power outages never caused this to happen, so I'm a bit worried that this could be a sign of damage.

 

Is this normal? Or could there be some kind of damage done?

 

The PSU is a Corsair RM850x

[Alex Atkin UK]

1 hour ago, BlueFuze745 said:

I came home to find my PC off and clocks reset. So I assumed the power went out. I usually leave my PC on all the time cause I usually do stuff, so I turned it back on, but it wouldn't get by post. All the case and CPU fans were running and the CPU light on the motherboard was on. I waited a minute and nothing changed, nothing ever came up on the monitor, either.

 

I decided to try turning the switch on my PSU off and on and after that, it booted normally. I tried restarting and turning my PC off and on again to see if it would happen again, but it didn't.

 

Past power outages never caused this to happen, so I'm a bit worried that this could be a sign of damage.

 

Is this normal? Or could there be some kind of damage done?

 

The PSU is a Corsair RM850x

Its probably just a fluke.  If the power didn't cut out cleanly it could have just left the motherboard in a strange state, just one of those weird things that can happen and why "completely power down from the PSU switch" is always recommended when things aren't working right.

[Sawa Takahashi]

23 hours ago, BlueFuze745 said:

Is this normal? Or could there be some kind of damage done?

If it didn't happen again chances are that you are good to go.

A UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) may bring you some peace of mind for future outages but these are not free. It is up to you to balance the risks vs costs of that device.

As for protection, the PSU usually does a good job of protecting the PC components from power outages and flashes. I would not worry much.

Have a nice day !