computer switches on itself

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if i go to start and shutdown my computer comes on by itself but if i chose
to put computer off at the tower it doesnt?? could u please help me incase
its bios settings.If its not either way could u please help me stopping if
from switching itself on through the night.i never had this problem with my
old computer and its on the same wall plug as the old one,please help me
 
Julie said:
if i go to start and shutdown my computer comes on by itself but if i chose
to put computer off at the tower it doesnt?? could u please help me incase
its bios settings.If its not either way could u please help me stopping if
from switching itself on through the night.i never had this problem with my
old computer and its on the same wall plug as the old one,please help me
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Go into the BIOS setup for your computer and browse through the
various option screens looking for settings that relate to "wake
on...." and set these to Off or Disabled.

Your computer probably has a "Wake on LAN" or similar setting active
and it is responding to some activity on the monitored item.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
 
Julie said:
which f key takes u to the bios settingsi thought it was f8 but its not
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It varies depending on the brand of computer and type of BIOS that you
have installed.

You go into the BIOS setup immediately after the computer is turned
on, before the first Windows XP Startup screen appears.

The most common methond of getting into the BIOS setup is to press the
Delete key when the initial startup text appears on the screen.
However some computer brands use F1, F2, F10, Ctrl+Esc, and other
keystrokes or combinations.

Very often, but not always, there are a couple of text screens that
appear when the computer is first turned on, and these text screens
usually contain the instructions as to how to access the BIOS setup.
Sometimes, if the computer starts up with a manufacturer's logo screen
(before Windows XP starts to load) then you can press the Esc key to
clear the logo and see the startup text screens.

If you are totally unable to find out how to access the BIOS setup on
your computer then one trick that has worked for me on some computers
is to shut the computer off, unplug the keyboard, and then turn the
computer on. With some systems this will produce an error message
about no keyboard, followed by instructions to "press F1 to continue,
F2 to enter setup" or similar. At that point I just plug the keyboard
back in and press the designated key to get into the BIOS setup.

Hope this is of some assistance.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
 
here goes ron
i went into the power management set up:
sleep state (s1/pos) {.} which means this one marked
(s3/str { ) not marked

wake up on PME (enabled) must i disable it and what is PME thats all i could
see in all the settings relating to sleep,hope this helps u
 
Julie said:
here goes ron
i went into the power management set up:
sleep state (s1/pos) {.} which means this one marked
(s3/str { ) not marked

wake up on PME (enabled) must i disable it and what is PME thats all i could
see in all the settings relating to sleep,hope this helps u
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It should be set to disabled if you do not want your computer to start
up automatically based on remote signals.

According to http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/cs-008459.htm
Wake on PME refers to wake up events received through the PCI bus.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
 
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