Re: Help - my computer keeps turning on by itself

I come back to my computer and find it out of sleep mode
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There are several settings in the BIOS setup for waking from standby, like "Wake on LAN" or "Wake on Ring"

Using this tutorial, see if you can find out what is waking up your computer.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/63567-power-options-sleep-mode-problems

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Interesting is that with my Toshiba laptop, F2 gets me into the bios.

Go to this website to find how to access your BIOS:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

karl

"mewgirl" <mewgirl.3cxt1r@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:mewgirl.3cxt1r@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

To get to the BIOS you usuallt have to hit the ESC BEFORE you see the
spalsh screen that shows the Windows logo. Instructions on what keys to
use to change settings are on the left side panel. Do NOT change
anything you don't understand, unless specifically instructed to do so.

If it turns on "by itself" - is it really "by itself", or is there a
cat in the room who could have bumped keys and cords, or vibrations,
phone ringing, etc.? If so, you have to make sure you have the computer
set to shut down on "shut down," rather then hibernate or stand by
(which are actually two different things).

Otherwise, you may have been hijacked, run spy/ad-ware checkers.


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