Rick & Kay McCune wrote: >A friend of mine is having a problem with his power switch. He has a PII 300 >Mhz VivaPro computer. Sometimes when he hits the power button nothing >happens. When this happens, after several tries, his system comes on. I was >wondering if he was shutting it down improperly, but I am not real familiar >with ATX cases, so was unable to help him. Thanks in advance > When I first got my Dell at work, half the time it wouldn't turn on. The secret was to hold the button in for a second, not just 'tap and go'. Now always turns on. I was used to the old toggle switches. Mary Jane Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html