computer won't boot up

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Peter

Hello:
Here's my problem. My monitor, printer, scanner and
computer are all plugged into a power surge strip. The
power surge strip has a master switch which turns
everything on except the computer which I have to turn on
seperately by pressing the button on the tower.
When I press the master switch on the power surge strip
and press the button on the computer tower the computer
doesn't always boot up. I get a window that moves up and
down on the monitor telling me that the monitor is
working fine and to check my video card, cables and
computer which I've done and they're all fine. I've taken
the computer plug and plugged it into another outlet and
it still does the same thing. I have to go through this
process sometimes 3 or 4 times before the computer
actually boots up. When I press the button on the tower
to turn off the computer it takes about 5 seconds to shut
down.
Can anyone tell me why my computer doesn't boot up right
away like it used too.
Thanks, Peter
 
You don't say if you are getting POST beep codes at startup. If so go here:
http://www.computerhope.com/beep.htm . If you've reseated the video card
and that didn't help it could be a bad motherboard. I once had one that
acted just this way. It wouldn't boot the video/monitor but after about
every 4 or 5 tries it would finally boot.
 
Ras: thanks for your reply. I hope you're wrong about
my motherboard. It's relatively new..not even a year,
but it's possible.
Thanks, Peter
 
I have had this happen to me on occasion and I just hit
the reset button and that seems to solve the problem of
actually having to reboot over and over. If I start the
other computer on my network first I don't seem to have
the problem at all. The bios may hold the answer or need
updating.

-David
 
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