PC Boots up by itself

[Guest jm7]

I know this may sound like I have a Wake up On Lan problem but I have always

had the wake up feature of the NIC switched off and I don't have any

automatic switch on enabled in the BIOS.

 

But for the last 2 weeks whenever I switch the PC running WIN XP Pro SP2

into Hibernate - it switches itself back on - seems to mainly happen at 7

am. I usualy wait around for about 5 minutes after it goes into hibernate

to check that all the lights have gone off.

 

Any suggestions/thoughts?

[Guest smlunatick]

Re: PC Boots up by itself

 

On Feb 29, 3:10 pm, "jm7" <x...@noSpamMail.com> wrote:

> I know this may sound like I have a Wake up On Lan problem but I have always

> had the wake up feature of the NIC switched off and I don't have any

> automatic switch on enabled in the BIOS.

>

> But for the last 2 weeks whenever I switch the PC running WIN XP Pro SP2

> into Hibernate - it switches itself back on - seems to mainly happen at 7

> am.  I usualy wait around for about 5 minutes after it goes into hibernate

> to check that all the lights have gone off.

>

> Any suggestions/thoughts?

 

You should also check to see if the power off mode / switch is not set

to "hibernate."

[Guest jm7]

Re: PC Boots up by itself

 

Sorry, but what do you mean by "power off mode/ switch" are you referring to

something in BIOS - as I have had nothing changed in it for a few years. -

this is a DELL GX260.

 

As it happens today it only switched on once at 7am. I have had a boot

message saying the battery power is low (this is a desktop) - perhaps the

little battery needs replacing?

 

 

"smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message

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On Feb 29, 3:10 pm, "jm7" <x...@noSpamMail.com> wrote:

> I know this may sound like I have a Wake up On Lan problem but I have

> always

> had the wake up feature of the NIC switched off and I don't have any

> automatic switch on enabled in the BIOS.

>

> But for the last 2 weeks whenever I switch the PC running WIN XP Pro SP2

> into Hibernate - it switches itself back on - seems to mainly happen at 7

> am. I usualy wait around for about 5 minutes after it goes into hibernate

> to check that all the lights have gone off.

>

> Any suggestions/thoughts?

 

You should also check to see if the power off mode / switch is not set

to "hibernate."

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: PC Boots up by itself

 

 

"jm7" <x@noSpamMail.com> wrote in message

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>I know this may sound like I have a Wake up On Lan problem but I have

>always had the wake up feature of the NIC switched off and I don't have any

>automatic switch on enabled in the BIOS.

>

> But for the last 2 weeks whenever I switch the PC running WIN XP Pro SP2

> into Hibernate - it switches itself back on - seems to mainly happen at 7

> am. I usualy wait around for about 5 minutes after it goes into hibernate

> to check that all the lights have gone off.

>

> Any suggestions/thoughts?

>

>

 

Your question is not related to Windows - you'll find the best experts

in a hardware group.

[Guest PD43]

Re: PC Boots up by itself

 

"Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote:

>Your question is not related to Windows - you'll find the best experts

>in a hardware group.

 

Ace?

 

True Value?

 

<BASEG>

[Guest Andy]

Re: PC Boots up by itself

 

On Sat, 1 Mar 2008 07:10:49 +1100, "jm7" <x@noSpamMail.com> wrote:

>I know this may sound like I have a Wake up On Lan problem but I have always

>had the wake up feature of the NIC switched off and I don't have any

>automatic switch on enabled in the BIOS.

 

When the computer is in standby or hibernation, the setting that

matters is Device Manager, Network adapters, ... NIC, Power

Management.

>

>But for the last 2 weeks whenever I switch the PC running WIN XP Pro SP2

>into Hibernate - it switches itself back on - seems to mainly happen at 7

>am. I usualy wait around for about 5 minutes after it goes into hibernate

>to check that all the lights have gone off.

>

>Any suggestions/thoughts?

>

Is there anything in Scheduled Tasks?

[Guest throwitout]

Re: PC Boots up by itself

 

On Mar 1, 5:49 am, Andy <1...@2.3> wrote:

> On Sat, 1 Mar 2008 07:10:49 +1100, "jm7" <x...@noSpamMail.com> wrote:

> >I know this may sound like I have a Wake up On Lan problem but I have always

> >had the wake up feature of the NIC switched off and I don't have any

> >automatic switch on enabled in the BIOS.

>

> When the computer is in standby or hibernation, the setting that

> matters is Device Manager, Network adapters, ... NIC, Power

> Management.

>

>

>

> >But for the last 2 weeks whenever I switch the PC running WIN XP Pro SP2

> >into Hibernate - it switches itself back on - seems to mainly happen at 7

> >am. I usualy wait around for about 5 minutes after it goes into hibernate

> >to check that all the lights have gone off.

>

> >Any suggestions/thoughts?

>

> Is there anything in Scheduled Tasks?

 

I would agree with this. Especially if it happened only on hibernate

and not on full shutdown.

 

Try hibernating by running the command line:

rundll32 powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState

 

I think the default options prevent the running of "Wake" events.

[Guest throwitout]

Re: PC Boots up by itself

 

On Feb 29, 6:02 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "jm7" <x...@noSpamMail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:OLazN9weIHA.1132@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>

> >I know this may sound like I have a Wake up On Lan problem but I have

> >always had the wake up feature of the NIC switched off and I don't have any

> >automatic switch on enabled in the BIOS.

>

> > But for the last 2 weeks whenever I switch the PC running WIN XP Pro SP2

> > into Hibernate - it switches itself back on - seems to mainly happen at 7

> > am. I usualy wait around for about 5 minutes after it goes into hibernate

> > to check that all the lights have gone off.

>

> > Any suggestions/thoughts?

>

> Your question is not related to Windows

 

It is if Windows is bringing the machine out of hibernate, which

scheduled tasks could do.

[Guest jm7]

Re: PC Boots up by itself

 

I did go to the Hardware group and as it happened it was in fact the TASK

SCHEDULER - I had accidentally set it to wake the computer for a backup ask.

I NEVER knew this could be done.

 

"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote:

>

>>Your question is not related to Windows - you'll find the best experts

>>in a hardware group.

>

> Ace?

>

> True Value?

>

> <BASEG>