Loy, have you checked the keyboard and mouse connections? Swapping them out
would be the next step. Good luck.
Glenn Hayes
----- Original Message -----
From: "Loy Pressley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 12:33 AM
Subject: [PCSOFT] Computer Powers On by Itself
> I've asked for help a couple of times recently and gotten no
> responses. I hope someone can help me with this problem.
>
> Twice in the last week, my computer has come out of "Hibernate"
> state without anyone touching the computer. What could cause this
> to happen and how can I correct the problem?
>
> The computer is a Dell L800r running Windows ME. It has 128K of
> memory and a 20 gig hard drive that is less than half full. It has
> a Dell 19" monitor and a CD-RW.
>
> I make sure that I exit all software that is running in the system
> tray before placing the computer in Hibernate. I have only a dial
> up internet connection to the internet and I disconnect from that
> before going into Hibernate. I also exit Attune and Norton
> AntiVirus before going into Hibernate. There is nothing indicated
> to be configured in any scheduling software on the system.
>
> When I have discovered the system to be fully powered hours after it
> was put in to Hibernate state, none of the programs that I shut down
> before going to Hibernate are shown to be running in the system
> tray.
>
> There is no one else around to turn on the system but me and I'm not
> doing it. Can minor power fluctuations do this? Is my system
> haunted?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Loy
>
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