you're getting quite short on options now guy.
You need to elliminate the power switch connector and the ram now.
like said in my earleir post, on the m/board there is a two pin connector for the power on/off - suspend function.
to be sure the switch is ok, it's working pull off the led from the pins, and short the two pins out with a small flathead screwdriver.
hold it on the two pins for 5 secs, remove then short out again for 2 secs.
this will ensure the m'board has been turned off fully,and rebooted correctly.
that will elliminate the switch or not.
also if you have two sticks or ram, remove 1, and try it with only one fitted, the swap around the dimms to check the other, see what comes from that.
Dimms can be easily damaged by indirect impact shock.
if you try the m/board with no dimms , is the result the same, I bet it is.
I have had this problem with several advents, they tend to use microstar boards in alot of there systems, and seem to suffer from these type of problems.
hope that helps abit more mate.
[Edited on 22-10-2004 by Red SPS]
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