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Is This a Motherboard Problem???
I've been having a weird rebooting problem in my 2nd PC running XP SP2. It
is a P4 2.8GHz system based on an Intel 865PERL board housed in an Antec Sonata II case. When I click "turn off", it reboots. Here's a list of things that I've done so far to trouble-shoot. **None of them fixed the rebooting problem.** -Uncheck "auto restart at system failure." I looked at all log files and couldn't find any crash. -It reboots even in the safe mode. So, I doubt it's a software problem. -Did everything stated in a web site about fixing XP shut down problems. -Replaced the power switch & reset switch in the Antec case. -Replaced a stock Antec PSU with a Zalman 460W. I also tried an Enermax 550W. -Uninstalled the Audigy sound card software, removed the card. -Disconnected DVD drives. Disconnected 2nd & 3rd hdd's. -Examined BIOS to see if something there triggers rebooting. None found. Updated BIOS. -Tried a different power cord and power outlet. -unplugged all usb devices. -disabled LAN The PC is ultra stable when it's on. But, somehow, it seems that the motherboard just doesn't shut the system down. So, is it possible that a bad motherboard component is causing the problem??? |
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Is This a Motherboard Problem???
"FKS" wrote in message ... I've been having a weird rebooting problem in my 2nd PC running XP SP2. It is a P4 2.8GHz system based on an Intel 865PERL board housed in an Antec Sonata II case. When I click "turn off", it reboots. Check in the BIOS for Wake on LAN, and anything else. |
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Is This a Motherboard Problem???
"meerkat" wrote in message ... "FKS" wrote in message ... I've been having a weird rebooting problem in my 2nd PC running XP SP2. It is a P4 2.8GHz system based on an Intel 865PERL board housed in an Antec Sonata II case. When I click "turn off", it reboots. Check in the BIOS for Wake on LAN, and anything else. It is disabled. |
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Is This a Motherboard Problem???
"FKS" wrote in message ... I've been having a weird rebooting problem in my 2nd PC running XP SP2. It is a P4 2.8GHz system based on an Intel 865PERL board housed in an Antec Sonata II case. When I click "turn off", it reboots. Here's a list of things that I've done so far to trouble-shoot. **None of them fixed the rebooting problem.** -Uncheck "auto restart at system failure." I looked at all log files and couldn't find any crash. -It reboots even in the safe mode. So, I doubt it's a software problem. -Did everything stated in a web site about fixing XP shut down problems. -Replaced the power switch & reset switch in the Antec case. -Replaced a stock Antec PSU with a Zalman 460W. I also tried an Enermax 550W. -Uninstalled the Audigy sound card software, removed the card. -Disconnected DVD drives. Disconnected 2nd & 3rd hdd's. -Examined BIOS to see if something there triggers rebooting. None found. Updated BIOS. -Tried a different power cord and power outlet. -unplugged all usb devices. -disabled LAN The PC is ultra stable when it's on. But, somehow, it seems that the motherboard just doesn't shut the system down. So, is it possible that a bad motherboard component is causing the problem??? I have a similar set up but with a 3.0Ghz Northwood CPU and get this happening sometimes. It seems to occur when the small room it is in gets hot. It could also be a software issue as it stopped doing it when I had to do a clean reinstall. |
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Is This a Motherboard Problem???
On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 16:30:33 -0400, "FKS" put finger to
keyboard and composed: I've been having a weird rebooting problem in my 2nd PC running XP SP2. It is a P4 2.8GHz system based on an Intel 865PERL board housed in an Antec Sonata II case. When I click "turn off", it reboots. Here's a list of things that I've done so far to trouble-shoot. **None of them fixed the rebooting problem.** -Uncheck "auto restart at system failure." I looked at all log files and couldn't find any crash. -It reboots even in the safe mode. So, I doubt it's a software problem. -Did everything stated in a web site about fixing XP shut down problems. -Replaced the power switch & reset switch in the Antec case. -Replaced a stock Antec PSU with a Zalman 460W. I also tried an Enermax 550W. -Uninstalled the Audigy sound card software, removed the card. -Disconnected DVD drives. Disconnected 2nd & 3rd hdd's. -Examined BIOS to see if something there triggers rebooting. None found. Updated BIOS. -Tried a different power cord and power outlet. -unplugged all usb devices. -disabled LAN The PC is ultra stable when it's on. But, somehow, it seems that the motherboard just doesn't shut the system down. So, is it possible that a bad motherboard component is causing the problem??? Is there a BIOS setting for "wake on keyboard" or something like that? FWIW I have an MS PS2 wireless keyboard that wakes up my machine within 1 second of putting it to sleep. - Franc Zabkar -- Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email. |
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