no booty..

[Polt]

Hi 1st time post here. (go easy on me plz )

Built a new machine...

- P4 2.8E
-Abit Max3 MoBo
-Enermax 550w PS
-ATI 9800XT
-2gigs DDR 400

Anyway the problem is pretty consistent, when I do a FULL shutdown...
Almost every time, not when I restart but when I shut it down it doesn't reboot completely.
All the fans spin lights etc. but that's all.

I have found if I restart the PC from the on/off switch on the PS then turn on the PC..... it works.

All parts listed above are new cept for the RAM.
Please any help is much appreciated.

Thanks.

[HeadBand]

try reseating the power connector to the motherboard

[SunDizzle]

Welcome to TechIMO!!

I would have to agree w/ Headband, reset the power connection and see if that changes the issue.....

also, I would be very sad if I got no Booty either

sorry, couldn't resist

[Polt]

Thank you. I will give this a try when I get home.

[Polt]

So I got home an gave this a try.
Annnn...pooofff...the same thing
Made sure all connections were nice an tight while I was at it.

I'm hoping its the PS, but damn that thing wasnt cheap.
Kinda sux, but I should be able to replace it if I need to.
Any other suggestions?

Thanks.

[Polt]

Woot! I got my BOOTY!
Was a BIOS update I needed to do.
That was it, not a hardware problem at all...thankfully.