My computer is acting like an old car...help

[Philgag]

Hi everyone,

For the last couples of months, my computer have had some kinds of power on problems. Let me explain. The switch works fine and windows always detects it when I press the switch on my case. Alos, when i shut down the computer for a short period of time, it will power on on first shot. However, when leaving the computer off for a certain time, like for the whole night, on the morning it needs serveral pressing of the switch ( from 4 to 12 ) before the computer *finally* starts. I tried using a other switch with no luck, the same problem occur, so now I guess it's a problem with my motherboard ( Abit KG-7) Anybody ever had a problem like this???

I hope somebody can help and sorry for mybad english

cya

 

[Philgag]

anyone?

 

[predprey]

Well i have similar problems but not to the extent that you get. I can start up my computer most of the time but every few times that it works it doesn't start up correctly. So i need to push it again, and rarely it happen when i need to restart it twice or more.

I have not been able to pin down the problem. But i have theories.. My previous computer had the same problem, and when i gave it to my dad and brother it NEVER happened. The same common demoniator was the surge protector. I got like a billion things connected to it. Most likely it is lack of power at start up causeing the computer to not beable to post. That is just my theory.

 

[Philgag]

Yeah... but my computer act as if there was no power at all...very wierd. And it was working juste fine with my surge couple month ago.

I tired to flash the bios, changed the switch etc... but what puzzle me is that it only dosent start on the first time on a "cold start"

that really pisse me off ;P