Peter
Thanks for your pointers. I read through the Mother Board manual and
according to the instructions I already had all the Wake On features
(Wake On LAN, Power On by Ring, Power On by Alarm) disabled, which
are part of the power amangement settings in BIOS. But I still see
the Num Lock On after soft-off (Power off by osftware) shut down. I
am still researching this issue as time permits.
Thanks
Ahmad
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> In a message dated 01/06/2002 6:54:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have windows 98 installed on a generic Intel machine (Celeron
> 400
> > Pentium II and ABIT mother board). A few weeks ago I installed a
> new
> > 60GB hard drive and reinstalled Windows 98 on a 7.9 GB "C:"
> partition
> > on the new drive.
> > Here is the problem I am facing:
> > When I shut down Windows from Start->Shut Down->Shut Down, the
> > computer seemingly shuts down. I see the message saying "It is
> safe
> > to shutdown the computer" and as expected the computer powers
> down. I
> > do not hear the CPU fan running and the monitor goes dark (though
> I
> > have to switch it off as it is powered separately). The problem
> is,
> > I still see the "Num Lock" light ON on the keyboard. If I press
> the
> > "Num Lock" key the light stays ON. If, at this point, I unplug
> the
> > keyboard the light goes OFF but when I plug the keyboard back in,
> it
> > comes back ON. I assume (please correct me if I am wrong) that
> the
> > computer is not shut down completely. It is bothering me a lot.
> So
> > to get a complete shut down, I push the POWER ON switch on the
> box
> > that makes the computer boots up (I was hoping that Num Lock
> would
> > turn OFF). During the boot up if I push the power switch again
> > before the Windows loads (right where I see the info about my
> system)
> > the computer power downs but this time it powers down completely
> i.e.
> > I do not see the "Num Lock" light ON. Before the reinstall of
> windows
> > I was able to achieve the complete shut down from the Start->Shut
> > Down menu and I did not have to go through hoops to get the
> complete
> > shut down.
> >
> > Here are the steps I performed on the computer to install the new
> > disk.
> >
> > 1. Upgraded the BIOS in order to recognize the 60GB hard drive.
> (I
> > had each and every BIOS setting noted down before BIOS upgrade
> and I
> > have set the BIOS back to original settings, off course adding
> the
> > new 60GB hard drive).
> >
> > 2. I have used the compressed air to clean the insides of the
> box. I
> > remembered getting some kind of liquid coming out of the can when
> I
> > sprayed at a closer range so I made sure I would not start
> computer
> > immediately to avoid a short circuit. I have also sprayed the
> POWER
> > ON SWITCH button pretty vigorously.
> >
> > 3. Installed the windows 98 on the C: partition on the new dirve,
> > which is Primary Master. The old drive is sitting as D: as the
> > primary slave. The CD-ROM is on the secondary IDE.
> >
> > 4. I have turned the power management off in BIOS. On windows
> 98 I
> > have custom power management where every things stays on (every
> > setting is "Never").
> >
> > I apologize for the long winding mail but I want to provide max
> > information.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Ahmad
>
> Hi,
> Many new motherboards (ATX) have a "standby" +5 volts for
> features such as
> "Wake on LAN", and "Wake on Modem". If these features are enabled,
> then the
> computer will start if it *sees* activity on the network (LAN), or
> modem. You
> might be getting the keyboard LED powered from this "standby"
> votage. Your
> motherboard manual may have more info on this.
>
> HTH,
> Peter Hogan
> [log in to unmask]
>
=====
Ahmad Salman Aziz
703-266-8039
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