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Old 15-06-2004, 22:24   #16
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Re: PC Powers itself on...

just pull the plug and if it still powers on then theres a ghost so either call a priest or even scooby doo or slimer from ghost busters lol
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Re: PC Powers itself on...

prob a silly question but you dont have the wakeup feature on in the bios i mean the one to make it to come on at a certian time?

swtich on at time xx:xx

espacally as you say it comes on around midnight
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Old 16-06-2004, 00:57   #18
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Re: PC Powers itself on...

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I had broadband installed last week (am running Windows 2000 with an ethernet connection). Mysteriously my PC now powers itself on overnight, anybody got any ideas on why this is and how I can stop it happening ? Thanks
pull the plug out of the wall that will stop it switching on
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Old 16-06-2004, 08:10   #19
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Re: PC Powers itself on...

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I had this with my last gigabyte board, .
Thats a coincidence this is a gigabyte board ..... Anyway since i disabled 'PME wake on' in BIOS alls been quite on the Western front... (Bet its quitely switching itself on at home as i type, cheeky little blighter....)

Anyway if does it again pulling the plug out of the wall is the next option and if it still does it then I've discovered a permanantly renewable energy supply and solved most of the world's energy/environmental problems
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Old 16-06-2004, 08:55   #20
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LOL

Good luck in getting it sorted.
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