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wingmann13   10-22-2008 at 06:14:43 AM

So just like the title says. I turn off computer through the start menu. It powers down and turns off. No more than 2 seconds later, windows xp boots up again. Should I change the power supply or is this a BIOS issue? The computer is an old school emachines with some really old mobo and BIOS. Thanks

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chookman   10-23-2008 at 01:32:25 AM
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It could have some kind of "wake" feature on the BIOS for keyboard, modem etc. However, being an "old" machine (how old is old anyways) id doubt the motherboard will have the features for that.

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Proximon   10-23-2008 at 07:31:34 AM
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It would have to be MB/BIOS related. Possibly a hardware failure, possibly a short, possibly some corruption in the BIOS.

Is the interior dust free?

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rasmusp123   10-23-2008 at 12:00:09 PM
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Could be some kind of error, hardware or software.

You can try and disable the restart after error feature:

- Right click My Computer (Or Controlpanel - System)

- Click the Advanced pane

- Click Options under Start and Restore

- Disable "Automatic Restart" under Systemerrors

I had to translate so might be incorrect names

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