Power won't turn on after turning off.

laughinggas86

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Hello,
My system is rather old:
AMD Athlon X2 5200+
4GB DDR2-800
Asus M2N4-SLI
Corsair 120GB SSD
Sapphire 4830
EVGA 500 80Plus Bronze

After I turn off the computer either by pressing the power button for 4 sec or by windows, when I try to turn on the computer again, it doesn't. The only way to turn on the computer is to turn off the switch on the Powersupply (back of the case), turn the switch on again , then it will turn on when I press the power button.
I changed the Case, Powersupply, so apparently those two are not the issue.
Anyone had similar problem and how did you guys solve it?
Thank you.
 
BIOS update fixed that issue for me. I actually updated the BIOS for an entirely unconnected issue, so it was pure coincidence it fixed the power startup problem. I'm glad it did 'cos I was blaming the PSU and almost ordered a new one.

Incidentally, don't make a habit of powering-off your PC with the case button. Not good for Windows.
Use the shutdown menu or the 'Power' key.
 

laughinggas86

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I will try that. Thanks for the suggestion.