re: Question about When I choose Shut Down the computer restarts instead
Friday, January 18, 2008 at 5:25 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Alex
(1 messages posted)
When opening a PC case or removing components, the best way to prevent static shorting
and blowing your motherboard is to leave it plugged in!! If you unplug it you remove
the vital earth connection which will save your PC in the event of a short or a static
discharge.
Instead, simply use the rocker switch on the back of your power supply unit. This
will disconnect the positive (phase) conductor to your PC, but the neutral (0 volts)
and earth (CPC) conductors will remain connected.
Less damage can be done!
On Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 3:54 am, genericscreenname wrote:
>I had a similar problem with xp pro, I tried upgrading the bios and getting the
latest
>drivers for most of my components but this didnt help.
>
>Then, when I was putting in a new pci device I discovered what had been causing
the
>problem. An ALI usb/firewire card was somehow shorting the motherboard. If the power
>cable was in I could put this card in and the computer would turn on without going
>near the switch.
>
>When I removed this card the computer began to shutdown normally again. So if everything
>else seems not to work try opening your computer and taking all your pci devices
>out and then rebooting each time with a new pci device added and see if this might
>be causing the problem. I advise you to unplug the computer every time before removing
>a pci device just in case you blow the motherboard, I was just too lazy and fixing
>an old computer that I didn't care about that much.
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