[RESOLVED] Computer delays re-start after shutdown

[rythymace]

This is kinda wierd and just recently started. My computer runs fine but when I shut it down like in the morning when I leave for work like I usually do and come home in the evening and hit the start button nothing happens. A couple of times I hit the power switch on the strip and then immediately hit power and it started. And then that didn't work either.

Oh did I mention that after a few minutes or an hour or sometimes three after hitting the power button the comp comes on by itself and then runs perfectly. It seems to be getting longer and longer before the computer starts so I'm now leaving it on all the time till I get a solution.

I've checked all internal wire connections etc. and the power button itself still has the little "click" when I hit it and doesn't seem to be the problem.

About four years ago my power supply was fried by a power surge and my technician replaced my 350W PWS with a 250W PWS model. I complained and he was supposed to get me another 350W but never did so I'm 50 watts below the recommended minimum for my MB. But it's never acted up in all this time till oh about six weeks ago when it started acting up.

So is it my power supply or something else? How do I find out? Would it have anything to do with that little button battery on my MB? My computer is about seven or eight years old now and it's never been replaced.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.