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My PC won`t shut down!
Name: Nighteyes Date: October 17, 2003 at 02:53:04 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon 1.4
Comment:
My PC won`t shut itself off. Ever since I bought the PC, whenever I shut it down, it doesn`t turn itself off. It stays on with the message 'PC ready to turn off'. I have to hold the off button for 5-6 seconds to turn it off. I have tried looking in the bios settings and they seem correct. Please help!
Name: heatsinkguy Date: October 17, 2003 at 05:07:37 Pacific
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It is because you have a AT motherboard instead of a ATX motherboard. AT mothersboard dont shut it self down. Instead it gives a message that it is safe to turn of the computer. AT is very old.
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Response Number 2
Name: Nighteyes Date: October 17, 2003 at 07:26:40 Pacific
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no, its only 18 months old and I know its an ATX board
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Response Number 3
Name: Buster65 Date: October 17, 2003 at 08:39:13 Pacific
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Look at this site to see if there is something that will help:
http://aumha.org/win4/a/shutdown.htm
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Response Number 4
Name: Paul Date: October 17, 2003 at 18:58:38 Pacific
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I had the same problem with Windows 2000. The following solved the problem.
Go into the Bios and make sure Advanced Power Management (APM) is enabled. Boot into Windows and enter the Control panel. Then go into - Power Options - APM Tab - Tick enable Advance Power Management.
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Response Number 5
Name: Charles Date: October 17, 2003 at 19:34:05 Pacific
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Below I cut and Pasted an answer I got when I asked the same question. THIS WORKED. Keep in mind, these instructions are for Win 2000 pro, but I'll bet it's similar. ok do this it will shut it down automatically right click on the my computer icon go to properties then go to the hardware tab, click on device manager at the top you will see view, click on that and click on show hidden devices.where is says nt apm/legacy support right click on that and select enable wil take a few seconds to enable ,close all the boxes down and your done. keltik
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