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Thread ID: 117715	2011-05-01 03:15:00	Self Hibernating Machine	pine-o-cleen (2955)	Press F1

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1198672	2011-05-01 11:03:00	You're correct about the power button, all that does is short the + & - power pins when you press it, causing it to start. Bit hard to determine if its a hardware or software problem - "could" be the PSU failing under the extra load of a normal start up. Could also be RAM failing, or even bad Caps. Have you had a look at the inside of the case and inspected the Motherboard for any signs of leaking /bulging caps ? If it all looks OK - Try this - start in safe mode, click start/run type in msconfig Select Diagnostic Mode - apply, reboot - see what happens - diagnostic mode is a slightly more advanced version of safe mode, it loads a few more services, drivers etc. "IF" it starts OK in diagnostic mode, open msconfig again, this time go to the startup tab, untick everything thats not needed, (which will just about be the lot) - all programs, AV and anything else that may be running, leave anything to do with wireless if you have a wireless KB & Mouse. If it boots OK, then go back in, and tick each item one at a time, reboot - it will eventually hit the culprit. One other thing -- if you start in safe mode, click start/run type in eventvwr Open the system logs, look to see if theres any obvious errors possibly causing the problem.	wainuitech (129)
1198673	2011-05-01 11:55:00	Bit hard to determine if its a hardware or software problem - "could" be the PSU failing under the extra load of a normal start up. Could also be RAM failing, or even bad Caps. I'm assuming it's doing a normal shutdown via software, not just unexpectedly powering off, hardware probably isn't an issue. Virus perhaps? Remember the blaster worm.... (although that did give a warning message)	Agent_24 (57)
1198674	2011-05-01 12:02:00	I'd pull the ram sticks out and re-seat them just to eliminate that possibility now I think. and there has been no new devices added or drivers updated recently has there?	bevy121 (117)
1198675	2011-05-01 21:09:00	Minimising the power drain may also help if it's PSU / bad cap issues behind this. Remove all removable media - USB sticks and other non-essential USB peripherals. Empty optical drives so they stop spinning sooner... it's a long shot, but it's simple and harmless to try it.	Paul.Cov (425)
1198676	2011-05-01 22:21:00	Perhaps it would be worth checking the power management settings and setting it to always on (desktop I think in XP) or resetting to defaults, seems like something is telling windows to shutdown. Have you run an anti-virus / anti-malware scan as suggested? As for the IP conflict that's a little odd, if you have 4 devices with static IP's there is no way it should happen unless another device is added with the same static IP, any chance someone else connected to your network? do you have wireless?	dugimodo (138)
1198677	2011-05-01 23:52:00	Minimising the power drain may also help if it's PSU / bad cap issues behind this. Remove all removable media - USB sticks and other non-essential USB peripherals. Empty optical drives so they stop spinning sooner... it's a long shot, but it's simple and harmless to try it. It's definitely a long shot IMO. Bad caps\PSU issue will cause either complete startup failure, intermittent startup failure, memory corruption errors or maybe spontaneous hard resets\shutoffs. They will not trigger Windows to go through the normal 'soft' shutdown or hibernate routine as seems to be the problem described here.	Agent_24 (57)
1198678	2011-05-02 00:29:00	Hardware problems can never be omitted until checked out. They will not trigger Windows to go through the normal 'soft' shutdown or hibernate routine as seems to be the problem described here. Who said it was a soft shutdown ? All that was mentioned is: Shutting down completly, no error messages. I thought it could be the power button, but it would do the same in safe mode if it was right? A power button fault 99% of the time acts as a restart or complete sudden shutdown - but since it doesn't do it in safe mode, its either a software problem OR a hardware problem when under more load.	wainuitech (129)
1198679	2011-05-02 01:07:00	The original problem was that it went into hibernation - The fact that after he disabled hibernation it changed to shutting down instead makes me think it's doing the normal shutdown procedure. Because: If it was a stuck power button on the case = it should power off during POST, and wouldn't even start Windows at all. Bad PSU or Capacitors should not cause Windows to start hibernating or shutting down either Maybe it's a stuck power key on the keyboard, but one would expect a stuck key error at post (or does that not apply to power keys?) Maybe he should try a different keyboard?	Agent_24 (57)
1198680	2011-05-02 01:29:00	The original problem was that it went into hibernation - The fact that after he disabled hibernation it changed to shutting down instead makes me think it's doing the normal shutdown procedure. Because: If it was a stuck power button on the case = it should power off during POST, and wouldn't even start Windows at all. Bad PSU or Capacitors should not cause Windows to start hibernating or shutting down either Maybe it's a stuck power key on the keyboard, but one would expect a stuck key error at post (or does that not apply to power keys?) Maybe he should try a different keyboard? Yeah, i tend to agree with this!	SolMiester (139)
1198681	2011-05-02 01:58:00	Copied from Post #6 Also, since posting the thread I thought the hibernation button may have been stuck on the keyboard, so I tried starting up with a different keyboard, but the same thing happens . keyboard was changed .	wainuitech (129)
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