On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 20:24:16 -0400, "Galen" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:
>In news:(E-Mail Removed),
>MisterSkippy <(E-Mail Removed)> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
>> Thanks for the fast response. Cat5 goes from modem to router to NIC
>> connector on MB and does not go through surge protector. BIOS is not
>> set to wake on LAN.
>
>Then your surge protector may have been hit with a spike and though it will
>probably still appear to be functioning it may not be. When you're hitting
>the power button (it didn't do this in the past and only recently started?)
>there really should NOT be a spike in power but there probably is and that's
>likely what's turning the PC on. Unplug the protector ASAP and try a
>different one in there. I'd recommend a new one. They should be replaced
>over time anyhow. Most of them make great claims about protecting you (and
>indeed they do) but a majority of them (if I understand the techno mumble
>jumbo correctly) will still appear to be working and protecting you even
>after they've been hit with a major spike while in truth they will not
>withstand another spike and probably aren't functioning properly even after
>the first one. I'd try it with another one and see if that clears up the
>problem. If it does then delegate the surge protector to a task less
>important than that of protecting your PC or just heave it to the bin.
>
>This is one area where I tend to try to get the best that I can afford. I
>use a battery backup system and that is actually protected through a
>house-wide surge protection unit. (I have part of my energy supplied by the
>Sun and when it kicks over from one to the other there was a rather large
>surge going through the house so the electrician installed a rather nifty
>box that cost too much and does things that I'm not even really sure about.
>It has neat LEDs and lights and buttons and stuff. I don't actually play
>with it and I've never even read the manual. I've been informed that it's a
>decent product though and trust the electrician's judgement on it.) Even
>with all of this I still have my systems surge protected.
>
>I'd go ahead and try a different protector. Then again, in some BIOS setup
>utilities there's a resume state feature and maybe when you shut the power
>off it thinks that the PC was on so it's trying to turn the PC back on
>because it thinks that was the last system state? That's a big stretch
>though but I suppose it's a possibility. I'd really try a replacement. Many
>of them have good long warranties that few people ever take advantage of.
>
>Galen
Again, thanks for the fast response. For some reason unknown to me the
problem has seemingly resolved itself with no action on my part. I'm
thinking perhaps there is/was some dust or crud in the switch. I'll
try some compressed air on it over the weekend.
Again, thanks for the help.
Regards
DFB
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