Comp won't shut down! What now!

Azn Tr14dZ · Apr 22, 2006, 01:56 AM

Well, my computer hasn't been shutting down for a while, I just didn't care. Now I'm really worried and I've tried everything and nothing seems to work. What should I do? I'm about to do a clean install of windows XP.

zekrahminator · Apr 22, 2006, 01:58 AM

Try taking the power cord out the back

. If that doesnt work, your PC is haunted lol

bigboi86 · Apr 22, 2006, 02:10 AM

Have you tried directly jumping off the power on pins on your mobo?

drade · Apr 22, 2006, 03:48 AM

Wow your power button could of just died out like my dads LED'S on his, But pulling out that power cable is the way to go, But if you dont want to do it inproparly thats an issue.

killatia · Apr 22, 2006, 04:26 AM

i had the same problem a fw days ago. of you have old school molex connectors connected to your sata drive instead of a sata power connector it could be the courpret.

Apr 22, 2006, 01:56 AM	#1
Azn Tr14dZ Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,415 (1.68/day) Thanks: 16 Thanked 19 Times in 12 Posts System Specs	Comp won't shut down! What now! Well, my computer hasn't been shutting down for a while, I just didn't care. Now I'm really worried and I've tried everything and nothing seems to work. What should I do? I'm about to do a clean install of windows XP.

Processor:	AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Motherboard:	DFI LanParty nf4 Ultra-D
Cooling:	Thermaltake Big Typhoon
Memory:	2x512MB GeIL
Video Card:	ATI Radeon X800XL
Hard Disk:	2x80GB Western Digital
Optical Drive:	DVD +/- RW
CRT/LCD Model:	HP vs17
Case:	SuperTalent
Sound Card:	Soundblaster
PSU:	Ultra X-Finity 500 Watt

Apr 22, 2006, 01:58 AM	#2
zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,280 (2.35/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 340 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	Try taking the power cord out the back . If that doesnt work, your PC is haunted lol __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

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PSU:	ThermalTake 430W TR2
Software:	XP Home SP2, can't wait for Vista SP1.

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Apr 22, 2006, 02:10 AM	#3
bigboi86 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: techPowerUp! Posts: 1,107 (0.43/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 36 Times in 34 Posts System Specs	Have you tried directly jumping off the power on pins on your mobo?

Apr 22, 2006, 03:48 AM	#4
drade Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 1,268 (0.47/day) Thanks: 13 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts System Specs	Wow your power button could of just died out like my dads LED'S on his, But pulling out that power cable is the way to go, But if you dont want to do it inproparly thats an issue. __________________

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Apr 22, 2006, 04:26 AM	#5
killatia Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: hudson, fl. Posts: 205 (0.07/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts System Specs	i had the same problem a fw days ago. of you have old school molex connectors connected to your sata drive instead of a sata power connector it could be the courpret.

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Case:	Antec case
Sound Card:	sound blaster xi-fi
PSU:	650 watts antec power supply
Software:	windows xp pro.

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