Insomniac computer

[Ignoramus]

I have an HP Pavillion 433 computer which has given us long and faithful service. We have always hibernated it when we have finished using it, and switched it off at the wall socket. We have just upgraded out BT broadband to Infinity, and were told that the hub should not be turned off, or we shall lose important information. Unfortunately the hub and the computer share a power socket, so the computer stays connected as well. Just recently, the computer has been coming out of hibernation at random times in the day and night. Is this a fault, and if so can anyone suggest a solution please?

[KenB]

Hi and welcome to ExTS

 

Take a look in the BIOS and see if "Wake on Lan" is enabled.

If it is - disable it.

 

To enter the BIOS it is usually F2 after you switch on.

Tap this about once per second.

 

If no luck .........there will be a message "Press *** to enter SetUp"

This may be DEL / F1 / F10

 

When in the BIOS move around with the arrow keys.

[Ignoramus]

Insomniac computer

 

Thanks KB. I tried your suggestion of using F2 to enter BIOS, but it never appeared. What is it, incidentaly? I didn't choose my username by chance!

[KenB]

Hi,

 

F2 often works but all BIOS are different.

 

there will be a message "Press *** to enter SetUp"

This is the system's way of saying "press this key to get into the BIOS"

 

This only shows for a few seconds - the key you want is shown on the screen at this time.

 

The BIOS is the code held on a chip on the computer main board.

It holds the basic settings and check procedures before the Operating System on the hard drive takes over.

[Ignoramus]

Thanks for your help KenB. The key that I was told to use to get into BIOS was f8. However that only gave me two choices - first to carry on, and second to delete what had already been loaded, and still carry on. I was quite unable to navigate to anything more helpful. So I decided to try a low-tech approach. The power supply to my desk is a twin switched wall socket. I connected one side of this to a lead terminating in a twin socket. I plugged the hub and its accompanying Infinity modem into this. The other power outlet goes to a strip multi-plug into which I plugged the computer, printer, monitor etc. Now I can leave the hub with power, while turning off everything else. So the cpmputer can now sleep peacefully until I wake it. Sorry for the delay in reporting back, and again thanks for your help.

[KenB]

Thanks for the feedback.

That is certainly one way of making sure it stays asleep :)