I agree that this is a power supply problem and could also be a sign it is
about to fail. I had a machine with similar behavior which would not reboot,
but it would start up if completely shut down. After a month or so of this,
the PS finally failed completely.

Larry A. Kaduce



It sounds to me like the PS is under sized.

                                Rick Glazier

From: "David Teitelbaum" <[log in to unmask]>
computer doesn't turn on sometimes


> I hope someone can help me
>
> I have a dual cpu tyger-motherboard 512 ram 3 hard drives and one 
> cd-rw
>
> if i restart my computer (soft or hard) it won't start up, i get a 
> green light and orange light on (power and HD) but nothing shows on 
> screen and my keyboard light isn't on. Only after i turn the power off 
> and on  a few times the computer will start up.

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