A weird situation

For some unknown reason, my second computer turns on by
itself! :-O I
haven't a clue why. I'm thinking it has something to do with
Linux but
can't say for sure, although one wouldn't think so, but
that's the only
thing I can come up with! <shrug>  Weird!  So I turned
off the main
power button in back until I can try and figure this out
later on. Well,
back to work now...


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I sometimes get turned, but usually know why. 

Sounds like a switch shorting. I had that happen, once. The
switch in 
the front is sorta Mickey-Mouse anyway. Surprising how well
they hold up.

Charles R. Buchanan wrote:
> For some unknown reason, my second computer turns on by
itself! :-O I
> haven't a clue why. I'm thinking it has something to do
with Linux but
> can't say for sure, although one wouldn't think so, but
that's the only
> thing I can come up with! <shrug>  Weird!  So I
turned off the main
> power button in back until I can try and figure this
out later on. Well,
> back to work now...
>
>
> When a computer dies, does it see a blue screen?
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Is this happening while you are working on it, or it's
sitting idle for some
time?

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Charles R.
Buchanan
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 10:23 AM
To: computertalkshopfreelists.org
Subject: [CTS] A weird situation

For some unknown reason, my second computer turns on by
itself! :-O I
haven't a clue why. I'm thinking it has something to do with
Linux but
can't say for sure, although one wouldn't think so, but
that's the only
thing I can come up with! <shrug>  Weird!  So I turned
off the main
power button in back until I can try and figure this out
later on. Well,
back to work now...


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It may be that you have turned on wake by LAN. If this puter
is pluged  
into a router.

Brandon's
Iphone

On Jan 21, 2008, at 9:41 AM, "Peter" <listsszaroconsulting.com> wrote:

> Is this happening while you are working on it, or it's
sitting idle  
> for some
> time?
>
> --------
> Peter
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: computertalkshop-bouncefreelists.org
> [mailto:computertalkshop-bouncefreelists.org] On Behalf Of
Charles R.
> Buchanan
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 10:23 AM
> To: computertalkshopfreelists.org
> Subject: [CTS] A weird situation
>
> For some unknown reason, my second computer turns on by
itself! :-O I
> haven't a clue why. I'm thinking it has something to do
with Linux but
> can't say for sure, although one wouldn't think so, but
that's the  
> only
> thing I can come up with! <shrug>  Weird!  So I
turned off the main
> power button in back until I can try and figure this
out later on.  
> Well,
> back to work now...
>
>
> When a computer dies, does it see a blue screen?
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First noticed last night. I usually use that computer to
listen to music
when I go to sleep, but decided to listen to regular radio.
All of a
sudden I noticed that the computer was on. When I got up and
turned the
main computer on, I noticed that the computer started up.
:-O 


On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:41:04 -0500, "Peter"
<listsszaroconsulting.com> actually had this to say:

> Is this happening while you are working on it, or it's
sitting idle for some
> time?
> 
> --------
> Peter
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: computertalkshop-bouncefreelists.org
> [mailto:computertalkshop-bouncefreelists.org] On Behalf Of
Charles R.
> Buchanan
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 10:23 AM
> To: computertalkshopfreelists.org
> Subject: [CTS] A weird situation
> 
> For some unknown reason, my second computer turns on by
itself! :-O I
> haven't a clue why. I'm thinking it has something to do
with Linux but
> can't say for sure, although one wouldn't think so, but
that's the only
> thing I can come up with! <shrug>  Weird!  So I
turned off the main
> power button in back until I can try and figure this
out later on. Well,
> back to work now...
> 
> 
> When a computer dies, does it see a blue screen?
> 
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What are the power setting set to?

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Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 1:19 PM
To: computertalkshopfreelists.org
Subject: [CTS] Re: A weird situation

First noticed last night. I usually use that computer to
listen to music
when I go to sleep, but decided to listen to regular radio.
All of a
sudden I noticed that the computer was on. When I got up and
turned the
main computer on, I noticed that the computer started up.
:-O 


On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:41:04 -0500, "Peter"
<listsszaroconsulting.com>
actually had this to say:

> Is this happening while you are working on it, or it's
sitting idle for
some
> time?
> 
> --------
> Peter
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: computertalkshop-bouncefreelists.org
> [mailto:computertalkshop-bouncefreelists.org] On Behalf Of
Charles R.
> Buchanan
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 10:23 AM
> To: computertalkshopfreelists.org
> Subject: [CTS] A weird situation
> 
> For some unknown reason, my second computer turns on by
itself! :-O I
> haven't a clue why. I'm thinking it has something to do
with Linux but
> can't say for sure, although one wouldn't think so, but
that's the only
> thing I can come up with! <shrug>  Weird!  So I
turned off the main
> power button in back until I can try and figure this
out later on. Well,
> back to work now...
> 
> 
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On Monday 21 January 2008 10:23, Charles R. Buchanan wrote:
> For some unknown reason, my second computer turns on by
itself! :-O I
> haven't a clue why. I'm thinking it has something to do
with Linux but
> can't say for sure, although one wouldn't think so, but
that's the only
> thing I can come up with! <shrug>  Weird!  So I
turned off the main
> power button in back until I can try and figure this
out later on. Well,
> back to work now...

ATX motherboards often offer this (in server boards at
least) to recover the 
machine after a power outage.  It'd be a BIOS setting.

John



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Never mind with my questions, I misread it. I read it as it
turning off by
itself, rather than turning ON by itself...

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Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 2:35 PM
To: computertalkshopfreelists.org
Subject: [CTS] Re: A weird situation

On Monday 21 January 2008 10:23, Charles R. Buchanan wrote:
> For some unknown reason, my second computer turns on by
itself! :-O I
> haven't a clue why. I'm thinking it has something to do
with Linux but
> can't say for sure, although one wouldn't think so, but
that's the only
> thing I can come up with! <shrug>  Weird!  So I
turned off the main
> power button in back until I can try and figure this
out later on. Well,
> back to work now...

ATX motherboards often offer this (in server boards at
least) to recover the

machine after a power outage.  It'd be a BIOS setting.

John



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Will check that out. 


On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:35:06 -0500, John Madden <weezfreelists.org> actually had this to say:

> On Monday 21 January 2008 10:23, Charles R. Buchanan
wrote:
> > For some unknown reason, my second computer turns
on by itself! :-O I
> > haven't a clue why. I'm thinking it has something
to do with Linux but
> > can't say for sure, although one wouldn't think
so, but that's the only
> > thing I can come up with! <shrug>  Weird! 
So I turned off the main
> > power button in back until I can try and figure
this out later on. Well,
> > back to work now...
> 
> ATX motherboards often offer this (in server boards at
least) to recover the 
> machine after a power outage.  It'd be a BIOS setting.
> 
> John
> 
> 
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