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435550 2006-03-05 01:00:00 Sometimes when I turn the computer off through windows shutdown the computer fails to completely turn off. The monitor displays no image but the fans and power supply are still working in the computer.

Specs are as follows:
Windows XP Home edition, service patch two added and critical patches applied to current date.
AMD 64 bit 4200 dual core CPU
1Gig Ram
Foxconn NF4K8AC-8EKRS (939 motherboard)
MSI NX7800GT
Thermaltake 560 power supply

Does anyone know why the system fails to completely shut down?

Thanks, Shomenno
shomenno (7767)
435551 2006-03-05 09:52:00 Are the videocard drivers installed?

It might be something in the BIOS, to do with the power settings.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
435552 2006-03-06 03:53:00 I usually reinstall Windows when I get this sort of problem.

Search for "force shutdown" here
http://www.download.com
kingdragonfly (309)
435553 2006-03-06 07:07:00 When this happens on my computers (one Win98, very susceptible to this problem, and one XP) I run AdAware (www.lavasoft.de or see March 2006 PC World CD) and/or Spybot (March 2006 PC World CD), and that has always fixed the problem. annie (6010)
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