please help pc last night twice turned its self on,how is it doing this and why,and how do i stop it?sempron300+ processor,192 ram,80gb hd,and running xp-home -please help this is freaking me out a bit as i have pc in my bedroom and wake up from sleeping to see pc booting up.
2006-07-05 15:31:50 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
pcs should not turn on themselves anyone have any ideas besides the 3yr old answer of unplug it?
2006-07-05 15:35:57 · update #1
thankyou all very much hopefully one of these things u all have suggested is it now finding out which...lol,,also someone said my sempron3000+ is old is that true i just paid big money for it brand new...............doh
2006-07-05 16:31:30 · update #2
check out control panel ... appearance and themes.. display ... power.. settings
it sounds like your computer is not really turned off but in hibernation or sleep mode.
some software may be set to update itself through the internet
when the computer is not in use .
I found out about this because when my computer did this.
my comptuer was not really turned off but set to hibernate
until someone used the mouse. and the vibration from things like the air conditioner and a garbage truck kept turning my computer back on.
pulling the plug in and out is hard on the power cord.
plug the power cord into a surge protector and
after you have shut down windows from the start..turn off computer choice
then turn the power switch on the surge protector off
2006-07-05 15:46:13 · answer #1 · answered by Syberian 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that Is creepy. maybe a defective motherboard? the power box on the case stores the power, then transfers it to the mainboard, which is what is used to turn the thing on and off.. So, either your case is screwy--about a 40 dollar fix if you can replace it yourself--or the mainboard is screwey--about a 60 dollar fix, if you can find one for that old of a processor. try gently pounding the on button a few times.. maybe it's stuck?? but after reading through, probably is a windows, BIOS, virus, or software thing that's telling the machine to boot up.
2006-07-05 22:36:30 · answer #2 · answered by denimcap 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol. my computer used to do the same thing. i hated it! So i just started unplugging my pc before i went to bed. but today I was cleaning up my computer when i came across this option that set my updates for 3am. so i changed it to 1pm. im assuming anytime there was an update my computer would turn itself on so it could download it. if u need any information on what option this is just email me at simulater10@hotmail.com and ill try to relocate it. im using winxp, so it's somewhere on your controls.
2006-07-05 22:54:33 · answer #3 · answered by Simmy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check in the bios. I know mine has a setting under power options to boot at a specific time. Did you buy it new? or is it used. Someone else might have had that set.
2006-07-05 22:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you have played with your "power options" its in the control panel
you can set it to go to sleep after times when you feel like not using it anymore
it will say "OK nobodys touched the keyboard for a while" and it will get bored, and open the fridge for a few drinks. sometime later in the day it will go to bed.
then later......
it decides its time to be awake
and BAM , it is
its science dude
pure, unadulterated, science!
2006-07-05 22:36:11 · answer #5 · answered by foundonfloor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow! That's freaky! Me thinks you've got a gremlin. It's the same one that hides stuff from you so you will never find it...in the lost and found boxes in the local schools.
2006-07-05 22:34:35 · answer #6 · answered by Mommymonster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check for a comp virus, and if that doesn't work call the comp company there might be a problem and it's best to fix it early.
2006-07-05 22:36:33 · answer #7 · answered by kchefy21 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would do a thorough virus scan...it might be doing this. In the meantime, try unplugging it!
2006-07-05 22:35:09 · answer #8 · answered by Rev Debi Brady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i know it does gohst turn it self on only if someone does>>>what bout a ..if a ghost
2006-07-05 22:36:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try hitting the switch behind the power supply
2006-07-05 22:35:30 · answer #10 · answered by lumi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋