re: after shutting down system restarts itself (emachine, Windows 98)
Sunday, December 12, 2004 at 2:37 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by jerry sherrell
(1 messages posted)
I recently solved a restart-after-shutdown problem with an eMachines etower 500id.
The system would restart automatically after every shutdown. The front panel on/off
switch apparently had enough current leakage thru the small integrated front panel
"power-on" LED or its power leads to restart the machine. Pulling the wires off
the power leads to the power-on LED at the circuit board, stopped the restarting.
I then sprayed the small front panel on/off switch circuit board with electronic
contact cleaner, reinstalled the power leads and the problem was solved. Either
the main board on/off switching circuit is too sensitive (It takes a contact closure
to restart/shut down the computer), or dirt has caused enough current leakage thru
the switch circuit board to cause the main board to sense a contact closure of the
on/off switch.
I know this is an old problem but I have not seen this solution mentioned yet.
Jerry
On Thursday, March 6, 2003 at 3:22 am, navaneetha krishnan wrote:
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>this problem occurs in rare in preloaded m/c's or m/c's installed with recovery
cd
>provided by the supplier.if it is a os problem u can easily solve by editing disable
>fast shutdown or registry key fast reboot to value "0".
>for some newer systems with atx smps u have to install shutdown patch available
in
>microsoft site for especially win98se.if nothing works try by replacing the smps.
>or if it shuts properly in safe mode try by removeing sound device in your pc
>
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