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PC powers on automatically
Name: Tom Date: August 16, 2002 at 06:49:03 Pacific
Comment:
I have a new EMachines T1980 with XP. When I shutdown, the pc powers off like it should. Then sometime later it comes back on automatically. I'm able to keep it from doing this by unplugging the phoneline from the modem. But once I plug it back in, it immediately powers on.
Name: tru Date: August 16, 2002 at 07:54:05 Pacific
Reply:
Right...
Try looking in your BIOS and see if there is some setting that tells the computer to turn on when the modem is plugged in(maybe when a call is received?). A simple solution otherwise would just be to flip the power switch on the back of the case to off after it's powered off. This will prevent it from turning back on without your consent.
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Response Number 3
Name: B A Haynes Date: August 17, 2002 at 06:36:51 Pacific
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Go in BIOS and disable "Wake on Ring" and Wake on LAN".
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Response Number 4
Name: Duncan Date: September 8, 2002 at 16:23:31 Pacific
Reply:
Had the same prob recently tested absolutely everything... turned out to be Roxio Easy CD creator 5.1 for which I got the XP update from www.roxio.com
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