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Roxanne
I also have an IBM Aptiva, to solve your problem turn off "Rapid Resume"
that program is a pain unless receive a lot of faxes 24 hours a day

Marv Donarski

-----Original Message-----
From: Roxanne Pierce <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 2:32 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Computer turns itself on???


>I have a client with an IBM Aptiva, using Win95B (Pentium 166, 32MB RAM).
It
>uses a "soft" power down; that is, in Win95 when you click "shut down the
>computer" it turns itself all the way off, rather than stopping at the "It
is
>now safe to turn off your computer" screen.
>
>I completely reloaded Windows 95 on it three weeks ago, eliminating the IBM
>specific software. About one week ago, the computer started turning itself
back
>on again in the middle of the night. I know the power supply is still
"live"
>because of the soft power down feature, but I cannot understand what would
make
>the computer power up again.
>
>Has anyone experienced this? Does anyone know why it might be happening? It
>"feels" like a hardware issue, but I'm open for any suggestions I can get.
>
>Roxanne Pierce
>R2 Systems, San Diego
>mailto:[log in to unmask]
>

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