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Light stays on after Turn Off
Have just built first machine. The PC case light LEd to say the machine is
turned on stays on even after shut down from windows. If I turn off from the wall socket and turn back on again the light stays off but everytime on shut down from windows the machine turns everything off except the green led power light. It is plugged into the correct part of the Aopen gn600 motherboard as well....I checked that first....any ideas anyone? |
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Sidmon wrote:
Have just built first machine. The PC case light LEd to say the machine is turned on stays on even after shut down from windows. If I turn off from the wall socket and turn back on again the light stays off but everytime on shut down from windows the machine turns everything off except the green led power light. It is plugged into the correct part of the Aopen gn600 motherboard as well....I checked that first....any ideas anyone? Happens on my machine too. It bothered me so much I actually removed the light led! -- MCR MAME - History In The Making Meet the regulars - www.tombstones.org.uk ICQ 112-191-725 |
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What causes it though? There must be something not wired properly for this to
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"Sidmon" wrote in message ... Have just built first machine. The PC case light LEd to say the machine is turned on stays on even after shut down from windows. If I turn off from the wall socket and turn back on again the light stays off but everytime on shut down from windows the machine turns everything off except the green led power light. It is plugged into the correct part of the Aopen gn600 motherboard as well....I checked that first....any ideas anyone? It is most likely caused by the Standby Power function of your power supply. The best way to fully shut down your system (after Windows shutdown) is to either unplug your power supply or connect your system through a switched power center. I use one of the under monitor power/surge centers. When I am through with my system for the day I do a Windows shutdown and then place all the power center's switches in OFF. No LED's, etc remain lit. This also makes it easier to ensure the system is completely off before I tinker inside it! ;-) HTH. -- callsignviper The truth is out there. You just have to look in the right places and ask the right questions. |
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Sidmon wrote:
What causes it though? There must be something not wired properly for this to happen? As far as I know it just signify's that the board is still recieving power. Flicking the rocker switch at the back of my case kills it though! -- MCR MAME - History In The Making Meet the regulars - www.tombstones.org.uk ICQ 112-191-725 |
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"Gene Puhl" wrote in message ... onojunk (Sidmon) astounded us with: : What causes it though? There must be something not wired properly for this to happen? My Asus mobo has an LED on the board which is lit when the board has power. It is to remind you that your board is powered up and not to be yanking cards out etc.. Is this what you're on about? More precisely, that indicates that the +5v supply that runs the power on/off button logic is on. The switch on the back of the PS is there so that this can be killed. The LED reminds you to do it. Anyone wishing more details should get the ATX power supply spec from www.intel.com. |
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isnt there a way to do it so I havent got to fiddle with any power leads just
shut down off windows and forget about it! |
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"Sidmon" wrote in message ... isnt there a way to do it so I havent got to fiddle with any power leads just shut down off windows and forget about it! NO...........it's the ATX power supply design to have +5 VSB available for booting a system from Standby condition. I explained a fairly simple method for a complete shutdown in my previous post plus it provides additional surge and safety protection. Belkin makes some fairly decent looking under monitor power centers complete with surge protection. You might want to take a look at them. -- callsignviper The truth is out there. You just have to look in the right places and ask the right questions. |
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In message , mcr
writes Sidmon wrote: Have just built first machine. The PC case light LEd to say the machine is turned on stays on even after shut down from windows. If I turn off from the wall socket and turn back on again the light stays off but everytime on shut down from windows the machine turns everything off except the green led power light. It is plugged into the correct part of the Aopen gn600 motherboard as well....I checked that first....any ideas anyone? Happens on my machine too. It bothered me so much I actually removed the light led! When you power down from the BIOS controlled button the machine will shut down but the power supply doesn't otherwise you couldn't power it up again, from memory I think the 5v line stays live, but have not checked so could be wrong. -- clive |
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