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Article #54Re: computer turns itself on after shutdown
From: Coco
Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 09:32
Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 09:32
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"Arno Wagner" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:59ngs5F2lpcc2U1@mid.individual.net... > In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc stpatryck <stpatryck@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello People, >> My Windows XP computer mysteriously turns on by itself after I shut >> it >> down. Sometimes this happens after a few seconds or sometimes after >> a >> few minutes. >> I've read other postings on this topic and some say that it might be >> the wake on LAN or wake on ring feature in the BIOS. My computer is >> not connected to a LAN, and I've disconnected the modem but it still >> turns on. >> I have an Abit NI8-SLI motherboard with a Pentium D 805 processor and >> an Antec 520W power supply. It is a homebuilt system. >> Could it be that the power supply is faulty? > > Yes. Antec is one of these companies with shiny products, > good marketing and bad quality. > >> A few days ago, i >> noticed that one of the loose power connectors arced against the >> chassis while it was powered on (I had the case open) and it shut >> down >> automatically. Could I have damaged the power supply or motherboard? > > Should not, but knowing Antec, it might very well have. > > Arno > Check your BIOS for "wake-on-lan". If it's enabled, disable it.
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