Computer resets instead of shutting down

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Hi,
I just finished installing a Gigabyte P4-Titan mb (GA-8VT800-L) with a
1.7 Ghz Celeron with XP Pro. Installed Win XP-Pro and all the updates from
MS. However, the one anomoly is that when I click to close the OS software
it appears to be closing down but then it resets itself and restarts instead
of simply shutting off. I've never run into this one before.

--
Jan Alter
bearpuf@verizon.net
or
jalter@phila.k12.pa.us

 

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"Jan Alter" <bearpuf@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I just finished installing a Gigabyte P4-Titan mb (GA-8VT800-L) with a
> 1.7 Ghz Celeron with XP Pro. Installed Win XP-Pro and all the updates from
> MS. However, the one anomoly is that when I click to close the OS
software
> it appears to be closing down but then it resets itself and restarts
instead
> of simply shutting off. I've never run into this one before.
>
>

Check your "wake on" settings. Maybe the LAN is waking it up or
omething? -Dave

 

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Jan Alter wrote:

> Hi,
> I just finished installing a Gigabyte P4-Titan mb (GA-8VT800-L) with a
> 1.7 Ghz Celeron with XP Pro. Installed Win XP-Pro and all the updates from
> MS. However, the one anomoly is that when I click to close the OS software
> it appears to be closing down but then it resets itself and restarts instead
> of simply shutting off. I've never run into this one before.
>

XP defaults to restarting on a critical error and it would seem you have a
driver problem (most common cause) that's crashing during shutdown, so XP
restarts to 'recover' from the problem.

Go into system-advanced and turn off the automatic restart on an error,
which will probably let you see the pretty blue crash screen, and check
your event logs for what's causing the problem.

 

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"Jan Alter" <bearpuf@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:MCQyc.18990$Xw3.18934@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
> Hi,
> I just finished installing a Gigabyte P4-Titan mb (GA-8VT800-L) with a
> 1.7 Ghz Celeron with XP Pro. Installed Win XP-Pro and all the updates from
> MS. However, the one anomoly is that when I click to close the OS
software
> it appears to be closing down but then it resets itself and restarts
instead
> of simply shutting off. I've never run into this one before.
>
> --
> Jan Alter
> bearpuf@verizon.net
> or
> jalter@phila.k12.pa.us
>
>
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Its the Power Managment settings in BIOS, I had the same problem with my
Gigabyte mobo until I turned off the 'Wake on PME'.

Now the only problem is as soon as power is supplied to the PSU or PSU is
switched on it doesn't wait for the power button to be pressed and
immediately turns itself on :s. When I shutdown it does power down properly,
except my keyboard NumLock light stays on, and sometimes the optical mouse
lights?!




"Jan Alter" <bearpuf@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:MCQyc.18990$Xw3.18934@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
> Hi,
> I just finished installing a Gigabyte P4-Titan mb (GA-8VT800-L) with a
> 1.7 Ghz Celeron with XP Pro. Installed Win XP-Pro and all the updates from
> MS. However, the one anomoly is that when I click to close the OS
software
> it appears to be closing down but then it resets itself and restarts
instead
> of simply shutting off. I've never run into this one before.
>
> --
> Jan Alter
> bearpuf@verizon.net
> or
> jalter@phila.k12.pa.us
>
>

 

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Hi. The Power Management setting in the BIOS was the culprit. It shuts down

Turning it off stopped the computer from restarting. Many thanks A Cowan,
and thank you also to David M (you actually got me looking at the advanced
settings in the System folder so I saw the options), and Kill Bill (who got
me to realize I could have been doing a Google search of this question- and
I'm not alone).

Now that's a nice Father's Day present.

If you like old movies go to the link below. You can legally and freely
download them with a decent cable, T1 or DSL connection.
http://www.archive.org/movies/movies-searchresults.php?search=&start=0&limit=100&sort=addeddate%20DESC&submit=yes&collection=feature_films


Maybe Gigabyte has a newer BIOS that addresses this issue.
--
Jan Alter
bearpuf@verizon.net
or
jalter@phila.k12.pa.us
"A Cowan" <ally@cowan1057.(NOSPAM).freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cahh7q$m9$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Its the Power Managment settings in BIOS, I had the same problem with my
> Gigabyte mobo until I turned off the 'Wake on PME'.
>
> Now the only problem is as soon as power is supplied to the PSU or PSU is
> switched on it doesn't wait for the power button to be pressed and
> immediately turns itself on :s. When I shutdown it does power down
properly,
> except my keyboard NumLock light stays on, and sometimes the optical mouse
> lights?!
>
>
>
>
> "Jan Alter" <bearpuf@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:MCQyc.18990$Xw3.18934@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
> > Hi,
> > I just finished installing a Gigabyte P4-Titan mb (GA-8VT800-L) with
a
> > 1.7 Ghz Celeron with XP Pro. Installed Win XP-Pro and all the updates
from
> > MS. However, the one anomoly is that when I click to close the OS
> software
> > it appears to be closing down but then it resets itself and restarts
> instead
> > of simply shutting off. I've never run into this one before.
> >
> > --
> > Jan Alter
> > bearpuf@verizon.net
> > or
> > jalter@phila.k12.pa.us
> >
> >
>
>

 

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Glad you got it sorted out...

"Jan Alter" <bearpuf@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:d%Yyc.22662$mz.18356@nwrdny02.gnilink.net...
> Hi. The Power Management setting in the BIOS was the culprit. It shuts
down
>
> Turning it off stopped the computer from restarting. Many thanks A Cowan,
> and thank you also to David M (you actually got me looking at the advanced
> settings in the System folder so I saw the options), and Kill Bill (who
got
> me to realize I could have been doing a Google search of this question-
and
> I'm not alone).
>
> Now that's a nice Father's Day present.
>
> If you like old movies go to the link below. You can legally and freely
> download them with a decent cable, T1 or DSL connection.
>
http://www.archive.org/movies/movies-searchresults.php?search=&start=0&limit=100&sort=addeddate%20DESC&submit=yes&collection=feature_films
>
>
> Maybe Gigabyte has a newer BIOS that addresses this issue.
> --
> Jan Alter
> bearpuf@verizon.net
> or
> jalter@phila.k12.pa.us
> "A Cowan" <ally@cowan1057.(NOSPAM).freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:cahh7q$m9$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > Its the Power Managment settings in BIOS, I had the same problem with my
> > Gigabyte mobo until I turned off the 'Wake on PME'.
> >
> > Now the only problem is as soon as power is supplied to the PSU or PSU
is
> > switched on it doesn't wait for the power button to be pressed and
> > immediately turns itself on :s. When I shutdown it does power down
> properly,
> > except my keyboard NumLock light stays on, and sometimes the optical
mouse
> > lights?!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Jan Alter" <bearpuf@verizon.net> wrote in message
> > news:MCQyc.18990$Xw3.18934@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
> > > Hi,
> > > I just finished installing a Gigabyte P4-Titan mb (GA-8VT800-L)
with
> a
> > > 1.7 Ghz Celeron with XP Pro. Installed Win XP-Pro and all the updates
> from
> > > MS. However, the one anomoly is that when I click to close the OS
> > software
> > > it appears to be closing down but then it resets itself and restarts
> > instead
> > > of simply shutting off. I've never run into this one before.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jan Alter
> > > bearpuf@verizon.net
> > > or
> > > jalter@phila.k12.pa.us
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

 

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"A Cowan" <ally@cowan1057.(NOSPAM).freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cahh7q$m9$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Its the Power Managment settings in BIOS, I had the same problem with my
> Gigabyte mobo until I turned off the 'Wake on PME'.
>
> Now the only problem is as soon as power is supplied to the PSU or PSU is
> switched on it doesn't wait for the power button to be pressed and
> immediately turns itself on :s. When I shutdown it does power down
properly,
> except my keyboard NumLock light stays on, and sometimes the optical mouse
> lights?!
>
>
>
>
> "Jan Alter" <bearpuf@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:MCQyc.18990$Xw3.18934@nwrdny03.gnilink.net...
> > Hi,
> > I just finished installing a Gigabyte P4-Titan mb (GA-8VT800-L) with
a
> > 1.7 Ghz Celeron with XP Pro. Installed Win XP-Pro and all the updates
from
> > MS. However, the one anomoly is that when I click to close the OS
> software
> > it appears to be closing down but then it resets itself and restarts
> instead
> > of simply shutting off. I've never run into this one before.
> >
> > --
> > Jan Alter
> > bearpuf@verizon.net
> > or
> > jalter@phila.k12.pa.us
The keyboard and optical mouse are meant to stay on - it's a feature of most
mobos now that enable you to turn off / sleep / wake up the PC from the
keyboard or wake only by clicking the mouse. If you have a modern keyboard
they have wake, sleep, and turn off buttons on them which work great. On my
Gigabyte mobo there is an option in the BIOS to disable or enable wake from
mouse, but even when disabled the mouse still stays powered.