System startup problems.

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Hopefully some one will shed some light on a problem that's been driving me crazy for about a year now.

My system never seems to start up first go. Hit the power button wait a few seconds for the system to tell the monitor to turn on but nothing happens. The monitor doesnt register I've just turned on the system and stays in standby mode.

Also the system will not start up when i've got my external HD plugged in. It'll stop at startup until I unplug the drive then it'll carry on the startup.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance
 
Cheers for the replies. I've had the monitor and cable replaced recently (dell 20" Wide Screen). The Dell before this did this also. The cable is also new. I'll try the regular VGA cable though.

A few days back I stripped the computer and rebuilt entirely so I know every things fitted securely.
 
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