Restart manually after cold boot to POST

as above..
my board wouldn't post on COLD BOOT. i have to manually shutdown the PC (holding power for 10sec ) and on it again before it boots!
im pretty certain the pc would restart on its own after the "PC diagnosis" thing at the start but mine doesn't!
help... ITS DAMN IRRITATING!

oh well... here goes,
Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2160 (1800MHz/800MHz) @ 3007MHz/1336MHz, 1.4375V (VCORE), 1.45 (NCORE), 1.35V (FSB VTT)
MSI P35 Neo-F (left this out earlier)
2 X Patriot 1GB PC6400 DDR2-800 @ 802MHz CAS 4, 4, 4, 12 (2.05V)
MSI Geforce 8600GT OC Edition 256MB PCI-E (580MHz/1600MHz/1188MHz @ 710MHz/1820MHz/1695MHz)
Maxtor 300GB SATA-2 HDD (6V300F0)
Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110
External Western Digital MyBook 320GB USB2.0 (always connected)
PCI GW-US54GZL USB2.0 Wireless-G Adapter
Windows Vista Ultimate
HEC 450W
Tried unplugging all unneccessary peripheral but to no avail.
Complete ORTHOS 8hrs wo problem

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Quote from: mickas on 12-August-11, 20:09:58
I also found the front USB's losing power when PC turned off. Connected them up to 5VSB to fix the issue.
How did you connect up the USB ports to 5VSB?
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Wow. Thanks for quick reply.
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Alrighty here is my strange problem. I have my system connected to a surge protector powerstip. When I power my machine down I also shut off the powerstrip which cuts wall power off from the machine. When I turn the power back on the and then fire up the computer every single time it will not POST on the first try. The drive lights cd-roms come on but the HD's never start. So I hold the power button in for 6 seconds, then hit it a second time, and it boots every time. Shutting down and restarting is no problem, so long as the power is never disconnected from the system.
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