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why did my pc come on by itself?
Name: w11184 Date: October 29, 2007 at 01:16:54 Pacific OS: Vista Home Premium CPU/Ram: 1GB Product: Dell
Comment:
recently, i noticed my computer comes on by itself the same time every morning for a minute then shuts it self off. i was just wondering, how do i see what is causing the computer to come on?
Name: mountain Date: October 29, 2007 at 05:25:00 Pacific
Reply:
is wake on lan enabled??
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Response Number 2
Name: suatcini Date: October 29, 2007 at 07:01:01 Pacific
Reply:
Do you have a UPS to which the PC in question is connected and is the UPS fully functional ? If not, then check how your M/B BIOS is configured as to when there is a power outage and when the power is restored ?
Go into the BIOS settings and check if you have AC back function under Power Management. It may be SOFT-OFF or FULL-ON or anything for that nature.
Make it SOFT-OFF meaning when there is a power failure, the PC will remain turned off.
When it is FULL-ON, even if your PC is in an off state, it will be on when there is a momentary power cut.
Hope the above helps.
Regards
SuatCINI
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Response Number 3
Name: w11184 Date: October 29, 2007 at 09:55:06 Pacific
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i've got feel its just a software program waking it up. coz my computer is always in the vista sleep mode. so i was just wondering whether theres a log somewhere so i can see whats waking it.
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Response Number 4
Name: michmoor Date: October 29, 2007 at 20:21:39 Pacific
Reply:
check event viewer
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Response Number 5
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