Reset button - weird/slow reset with Gigabyte P55

thewhat

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GA-P55A-UD4

I'm used to reset happening instantly, but with this MB is like this:
1. press reset button
2. pause of 1-2 seconds
3. sustained beep (~1 sec)
4. power down
5. power up

I thought the wires were wrong, so I checked and as suspected, the + and - for the reset button were wrong. But after I changed that, it was still the same. So now the wires are correctly connected, but it still happens.

Do the "+" and "-" even matter for the reset button?

Did I damage something when I had it connected the wrong way initially?

Is it normal? What could be wrong?


EDIT: I later found out that this slow reset only happens when the CPU is overclocked. If the CPU is at stock settings it resets normally.
 
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ComputerWizKid

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There is no polarity (+-) for a reset switch or power switch so it should not matter what way you connect it