"it will not boot until something "Charges" back up"
This is a clue the PSU is dead. Given the too-low to mention prices and that 300W units are in dumpsters all over, why the delay?
Tip: Get the 450 Watt.
Bob
Computer at remote site-IntelD845gbvl-winxppro-,it's about 3.5 yrs old, routine check last month showed none of the capacitor issues I've been reading about, 300w ps-same from the beginning, the other evening related to a significant lightning storm it ( & others) were completely unplugged (powerstrip actally-and lan cables-etc too), next morning plugged everything back in and all booted ok except this one-instructed several things to check over phone-etc, then in about 4 minutes it booted fine-multi times-since then a few experiments revealed that if it's unplugged for more than 4-5 minutes then plugged back in ( or even just turn off PS switch) it will not boot until something "Charges" back up, from what I see internally the power supply is ready from the beginning ( MB light-etc) haven't a clue as to how to load the ps and simulate the turn on when disconnected from MB, or what to check for first, any ideas what to check first monday morning-??

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