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PC turning itself on from Hibernation

  • 22-11-2006 8:48am
    #1
    Myksyk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,550 ✭✭✭


    Title pretty much says it. Put my PC on hibernation last night only to have it turn on about an hour later by itself. It does this all the time when put on standby but I thought Hibernation would be different. Anyone any insight into this?


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  • #2
    trant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 332 ✭✭trant


    Do you have "Wake On LAN" turned on in the computer's BIOS?


  • #3
    Myksyk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,550 ✭✭✭Myksyk


    DOn't know ... how do I find out?


  • #4
    trant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 332 ✭✭trant


    Actually, might be worth checking your network card through device manager first.

    Go to Start, Settings, Control Panel, Network Connections. Right-click on your active network connection and click on 'Properties'. Beside the 'Connect using' section there will be a 'Configure' button. Then click the 'Advanced' tab and look for "Wake on LAN", "WOL" or similar. Then change this to 'Off'.

    This should do the trick.


  • #5
    Myksyk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,550 ✭✭✭Myksyk


    Thanks Trant. Will try this this evening.


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
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    In some BIOS you can setup a wakeup time

    it's also possible to setup the modem to wake up the PC, if you are still on dial up


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  • #7
    Redisle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,849 ✭✭✭Redisle


    Capt'n Midnight wrote:
    In some BIOS you can setup a wakeup time

    it's also possible to setup the modem to wake up the PC, if you are still on dial up

    ya that happened me before on my old pc when i was still on dial up, every time the phone rang the computer jsut powered itself up! i sorted it though in the bios...

    op its probably a bios setting or maybe someone is doing this to mess with yur head:D


  • #8
    Myksyk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,550 ✭✭✭Myksyk


    Tried that Trant but didn't work. There isn't a 'wake on LAN' option tho there is a 'wake on ARP/PING' and 'wake on link change' and 'wake using apm mode'. I'm on broadband btw.


  • #9
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,567 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Myksyk wrote:
    Tried that Trant but didn't work. There isn't a 'wake on LAN' option tho there is a 'wake on ARP/PING' and 'wake on link change' and 'wake using apm mode'. I'm on broadband btw.
    ARP/PING = LAN


  • #10
    Myksyk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,550 ✭✭✭Myksyk


    Oh! Cheers.


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