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Article #55Re: computer turns itself on after shutdown
From: Arno Wagner
Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 00:44
Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 00:44
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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
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Subject: Re: computer turns itself on after shutdown
Date: 1 May 2007 00:44:53 GMT
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