Hi, I have a similiar problem with my mobo. If I hold the power switch in for about 5 seconds, it turns off just fine. I think it is a bios bug, I have a setting to determine whether I have an instant off or a five second delay, and even with that set to instant I have to hold the button in. Donald Gaither > Maybe someone could help me with this....a few weeks ago I post about > mounting a motherboard...but I was never getting any video...along > with > asking if taking it to my local computer shop and pay $70 > an/hr....well > it turns out that the motherboard that I bought through the mail and > being installed over the weekend....they are having problems getting > it > to shut down with the front power switch....I then told them to take > one > off thier shelves....(it was only $100) anyways....they are having the > same problems:( Does anybody have a idea waht could going on.....they > have tested the cpu, memory ( which is brand new) and the video card > (which only 6 months old) Iam getting rather impatient with this whole > ordeal...any help would much appractied. > >