Hi everyone, I've started having an issue where my PC simply will not stay shut down and was hoping someone might have some advice.
The problem and background:
When I shut down my computer or put it to sleep, it does not remain in these states and will immediately boot back up. The effect is exactly as if someone was pressing the front panel power button immediately whenever the computer turns off. It's maybe noteworthy that the PC does manage to shut down properly - everything goes dark, fans stop running, no noise, etc., it just always starts back up within ~5 seconds.
This problem only started a few days ago, right after I had moved my whole setup to replace my desk. I may have accidentally swapped the power cables for my PC and my monitor during this process, which is the only thing that changed regarding my PC.
Hardware specs:
I built this computer in 2013 or so, most of these components are from then:
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 1x8GB DDR3-1600
Storage:
Power Supply: Corsair CX500
Things I've tried:
Any advice on other things that I could try to identify the issue or ways of fixing it would be much appreciated. Thanks for any help!
The problem and background:
When I shut down my computer or put it to sleep, it does not remain in these states and will immediately boot back up. The effect is exactly as if someone was pressing the front panel power button immediately whenever the computer turns off. It's maybe noteworthy that the PC does manage to shut down properly - everything goes dark, fans stop running, no noise, etc., it just always starts back up within ~5 seconds.
This problem only started a few days ago, right after I had moved my whole setup to replace my desk. I may have accidentally swapped the power cables for my PC and my monitor during this process, which is the only thing that changed regarding my PC.
Hardware specs:
I built this computer in 2013 or so, most of these components are from then:
CPU: Intel Core i5-3470
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 1x8GB DDR3-1600
Storage:
- 2TB Seagate HDD (Windows 7 boot drive)
- 1TB Crucial SSD (Windows 10 boot drive, recent addition, default OS)
- 2x 120GB Intel SSDs
Power Supply: Corsair CX500
Things I've tried:
- All of the standard windows 10 fixes (registry edits, Fast Startup, wake on network access, etc.)
- Reset CMOS (twice)
- Disconnecting front panel power button from motherboard to rule out faulty front panel connector
- Boot into Windows 7 and shutdown to rule out Windows 10 issues
Any advice on other things that I could try to identify the issue or ways of fixing it would be much appreciated. Thanks for any help!