Donnie's original msg (clipped)

<<<  After checking everything, talking to tech support
and getting RMA's, I sent back the board, memory, and power supply. All
were replaced with brand new components,>>>

I am just wondering whether the vendor acknowledged any defect in any of the returned components?

 <<< if I restart, I have to turn the power on, wait, and then turn
power off again several times before it will POST>>>

perhaps you should check if there is any loose contacts in the front panel power switch connections to the motherboard. when you turn the power on do you hear a single " beep" ? does the beep sound come everytime you power up till one of the "intermittent occassion" when it suddenly posts?

<<< However, it happens less frequently when I Shutdown.>>>

I am sorry i am not clear about this point. could it be that<<< if I restart,>>>

means "restart" from the "shut down" window options(?) and the problem is less evident when you shutdown in the normal way and power up again.

FWIW and sorry if I have asked more questions than given answers---Venkat Viswanathan

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