Hello,
Apologies if this is the wrong sub-forum.
2 days ago, my PC randomly decided it wasn't going to power down. Windows 7 shuts down, then my monitor shows "No Signal" while my PC remains on, lights and fans still running. The only way to power it down is to flip the rear Power switch OFF. As soon as i flip it back to ON, the PC powers on immediately, but hangs in a 'sleep-like" state. From there, if I press the front power button once or a few times, BIOS will boot, then Windows boots up no problem. My PC works pretty much as normal aside from it not powering it down. I didn't install or do anything to the PC the day that this issue began. If anything, I installed a small spectrum analyzer program called "Spek" and Malwarebytes updated to a new version. But a system restore didn't have an effect. I did not do anything unusual that day. Pretty much just played some games and listened to music with Youtube and watched an episode on Netflix.
So far I have tried:
Clearing CMOS
Re-seating RAM
Unplugging and plugging HDDs and SSD back in
Shutting down with SSD disconnected (PC stays on)
Shutting down from Safe mode (PC stays on)
Cleaning dust
System Restore
Check driver updates
Check for unknown processes
My next step would be to try re-seating my graphics card. Will come back to this thread after I try that.
If anyone has an idea of what could be going on with my PC, feel free to chime in. So far, I've had this PC for 11 years and this is the only issue that I cannot seem to fix. Have not a darn clue what to do after I reseat my GPU.
Thanks!
System Specs:
Windows 7, 64-bit
8 GB RAM DDR2 800mhz
Nvidia Geforce 750 Ti, 2mb
600 W Rosewill Power Supply
Biostar T-series (forgot the exact model #) MOBO
250GB HDD, 750GB HDD, 1TB external HDD, 250GB SSD
Apologies if this is the wrong sub-forum.
2 days ago, my PC randomly decided it wasn't going to power down. Windows 7 shuts down, then my monitor shows "No Signal" while my PC remains on, lights and fans still running. The only way to power it down is to flip the rear Power switch OFF. As soon as i flip it back to ON, the PC powers on immediately, but hangs in a 'sleep-like" state. From there, if I press the front power button once or a few times, BIOS will boot, then Windows boots up no problem. My PC works pretty much as normal aside from it not powering it down. I didn't install or do anything to the PC the day that this issue began. If anything, I installed a small spectrum analyzer program called "Spek" and Malwarebytes updated to a new version. But a system restore didn't have an effect. I did not do anything unusual that day. Pretty much just played some games and listened to music with Youtube and watched an episode on Netflix.
So far I have tried:
Clearing CMOS
Re-seating RAM
Unplugging and plugging HDDs and SSD back in
Shutting down with SSD disconnected (PC stays on)
Shutting down from Safe mode (PC stays on)
Cleaning dust
System Restore
Check driver updates
Check for unknown processes
My next step would be to try re-seating my graphics card. Will come back to this thread after I try that.
If anyone has an idea of what could be going on with my PC, feel free to chime in. So far, I've had this PC for 11 years and this is the only issue that I cannot seem to fix. Have not a darn clue what to do after I reseat my GPU.
Thanks!
System Specs:
Windows 7, 64-bit
8 GB RAM DDR2 800mhz
Nvidia Geforce 750 Ti, 2mb
600 W Rosewill Power Supply
Biostar T-series (forgot the exact model #) MOBO
250GB HDD, 750GB HDD, 1TB external HDD, 250GB SSD