JimG:
jmosk:
Is thre a specific diode that I should place between the 5v and RESET line to prevent this? Could one just use an LED as the diode which would also show that power was present?I have used 1N4148 because I have a bunch of them. I think others have used 1N914. It should be a small signal diode because a fast response time is needed. An LED won't work.
Here's a link to the thread where the problem was clearly identified:
http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,64256.0.htmlJim
An LED may work and it wouldn't hurt to try. I suggest getting the proper diode though.