Uhhmmmmmm... would you want to take a stab at explaining why the following
happens
on my system?

I perform a proper windows shutdown -- with NO errors or problems, turn off
the
power, count to five and turn it back on.  49 out of 50 times I will
*immediately*
see a scrambled video display and the PC will not boot.

But if I turn of the pc (as above) and wait 20-30 seconds, it boots
correctly.

Jim Meagher
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Roxanne Pierce
>
> Shutting off the computer completely: The waiting period prior to
> turning it
> back on is more for the moving parts (i.e., the hard drive) to quit moving
> rather than waiting to clear out RAM (memory).
>
> As soon as RAM memory has power removed from it, it is cleared.
> There is no
> capacitance effect that causes stray bits and bytes to linger.