delayed power up

[pattikins]

There is no power up (absolutely nothing happens every time i try to switch it on) on my small form factor pc for several minutes after pressing the power on button. The length of time varies for the power up and then the PC boots into windows without a problem.

Although the specs for my PC appear excessive, it has worked flawlessly every time for the last two years. It only started to play up when I moved it. Unfortunately I built another PC on the expectation of selling this machine. So any help would be much appreciated.

Intel Pentium 4, 3066 MHz (23 x 133)
Creative Slix (Shuttle FB51)
Intel Brookdale-G i845GE
1024 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (11/19/02)
Asus RADEON X800 PRO VIVO
Creative Audigy 2
Seagate 250mb Barracuda
NEC DVD_RW ND-3520A
PSU 200w

[Nikki]

wires connecting switch to your board?

[chocman]

could be something loose i have had a similar problem with my pc after moving it, not sure what it was but i stripped the computer down took everything out including cpu, dusted it with a paintbrush and put it back together works ok now.

chocman

[pattikins]

I'll give it a go, but the power on & reset buttons appear responsive once the system has booted- i.e., i can power off by power button

[pattikins]

Thanx for the advice. It turns out the problem with my system stems from a faulty PSU. Does anyone know where a cheap SFF psu can be found. I've seen one for £50 @ Scan but thats a bit 2 steep considering i'm trying to sell it.