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Annoying Problem

  • 02-02-2005 8:17pm
    #1
    ^whitey^
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 843 ✭✭✭


    My computer keeps starting itself up every morning at 7a.m, the only way to stop it is to turn off the PSU switch at the back.

    Is there anyway to find out what piece of software or what part of windows might be causing this so I can stop it.

    Running Win 2K Pro SP4

    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    I can't remember, does Windows 2000 have scheduled events? If so, it might be there...


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    check the BIOS many business machines can be set to wake up at a certain time , so they have booted by the time the bods arrive in.


  • #4
    ^whitey^
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 843 ✭✭✭^whitey^


    No scheduled tasks running ... I'll check the bios now I might have changed something when I was fiddling with it last.


  • #5
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,144 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    It wont be anything to do with windows unless your maybe only putting it into sleep mode rather than actually switching it off.
    It will be something in the BIOS, but machines turning themselves on could be set by either a timer in the bios, or if you have a phone line or ethernet connected then those can send signals to turn the machine on also.


  • #6
    ^whitey^
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 843 ✭✭✭^whitey^


    It isnt the bios and its deffo not wake on LAN e.t.c

    I'm pretty sure it was my Anti-Virus auto scanning (although I didnt think that an anti virus program could start a cold pc) ... i'll find out in the morning.

    Cheers Lads


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  • #7
    ^whitey^
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 843 ✭✭✭^whitey^


    Feck it wasnt the antivirus ... any other ideas lads?

    I have no scheduled tasks on windows running,
    Ive looked thorugh the AVG (anti-virus), Sygate (firewall) and Windows automatic update settings but found nothing.

    I have no Lan card so its not wake on Lan only a USB ZyXel Prestige 630-11 DSL Modem.

    I'm stumped.


  • #8
    Wez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,747 ✭✭✭Wez


    Looks like it's the BIOS then, you could try resetting that..


  • #9
    duridian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,541 ✭✭✭duridian


    It has to be the bios. Even when the pc is off the bios is still active because the motherboard battery powers it to keep your (bios)settings and to keep the RTC (real time clock) running so that the pc holds the time. The power management section in many pcs bios would have the ability to set the pc to turn on at a given time. Looking for the solution in windows or window programs like task scheduler or the antivirus is pointless as they are completely inactive when the pc is shutdown. Being windows dependent they can only run stuff if the pc is already on. In sleep mode the pc is also technically still on so apps can wake it up. This however is not the case if you have gone through the Start > Turn off computer > Shutdown as then only the bios timer or the power button can restart the pc.


  • #10
    Saruman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    maybe someone is fúcking wirth you :D
    Actually i heard of this... bios problem but its not a setting.. get a bios upgrade.. usually fixes :D


  • #11
    ^whitey^
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 843 ✭✭✭^whitey^


    It was the BIOS after all , it was a case of RTFM (Read the fúcking manual) found the setting and just disabled it (wake on alarm)Thanks Lads


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