In MisterSkippy <
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My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Then your surge protector may have been hit with a spike and though it will
probably still appear to be functioning it may not be. When you're hitting
the power button (it didn't do this in the past and only recently started?)
there really should NOT be a spike in power but there probably is and that's
likely what's turning the PC on. Unplug the protector ASAP and try a
different one in there. I'd recommend a new one. They should be replaced
over time anyhow. Most of them make great claims about protecting you (and
indeed they do) but a majority of them (if I understand the techno mumble
jumbo correctly) will still appear to be working and protecting you even
after they've been hit with a major spike while in truth they will not
withstand another spike and probably aren't functioning properly even after
the first one. I'd try it with another one and see if that clears up the
problem. If it does then delegate the surge protector to a task less
important than that of protecting your PC or just heave it to the bin.
This is one area where I tend to try to get the best that I can afford. I
use a battery backup system and that is actually protected through a
house-wide surge protection unit. (I have part of my energy supplied by the
Sun and when it kicks over from one to the other there was a rather large
surge going through the house so the electrician installed a rather nifty
box that cost too much and does things that I'm not even really sure about.
It has neat LEDs and lights and buttons and stuff. I don't actually play
with it and I've never even read the manual. I've been informed that it's a
decent product though and trust the electrician's judgement on it.) Even
with all of this I still have my systems surge protected.
I'd go ahead and try a different protector. Then again, in some BIOS setup
utilities there's a resume state feature and maybe when you shut the power
off it thinks that the PC was on so it's trying to turn the PC back on
because it thinks that was the last system state? That's a big stretch
though but I suppose it's a possibility. I'd really try a replacement. Many
of them have good long warranties that few people ever take advantage of.
Galen
