shutdown

[merv62]

hello all i have a new install intel m/b865perl p4-2.6ghz corsair pc3200 ati everything seems to work ok except the shutdown part.i have no control of when the computer shuts down. after 10 min of idle it just goes nite nite and i have to restart. usually you move the mouse or touch the keyboard and it comes to life but not mine.the fans stay on thats all i can see running! but it will not wake up thanks for any input merv running xp pro

[Sixpac_XP]

What power supply do you have in your machine? It may be underpowered.... or it may be overheating and shutting down to protect your CPU.

[John Prophet]

What are the "power save settings"..(or whatever they are called)

click the desktop...properties...screen saver...then "energy savings" etc.....is it set to go into standby or something after a certain time period?

Set everything to "never" and see what happens

JP

[merv62]

power supply is a new antec 350 watt this is an all new sys.

[doddsy]

try

start

control panel

d/click power options

set "turn off hard disks" to never

set "system stand by" to never

clik the hibernate tab and make sure "enable hibernation" is unchecked

doddsy

[merv62]

doddsy ichecked the settings the hibernate box was checked so i unchecked it but would that have anything to do with the mouse/keyboard enable thing i keep you up to date thanks for the tip merv

[DallasDon]

MIght want to eliminate heat as a problem.

Go into setup, system health page, and watch the CPU tem for at least 10 minutes. If if continues to rise above 55C the heatsink is not transferring heat properly, probably shutting down around 60C.

Might read the voltage control section of the motherboard manual, see if it has a setting for overheat protection. If is is set to disabled, it might be shutting down at a lower temp. Try setting it to 60C, and see if it eliminates the problem.

[doddsy]

doddsy ichecked the settings the hibernate box was checked so i unchecked it but would that have anything to do with the mouse/keyboard enable thing i keep you up to date thanks for the tip merv

if my understanding is right...........and it might not be.........hibernation is just like switching off.........except that when you switch on again those apps that you were running will be present on your desktop in the state that you left them.

your mouse and keybord like mine.........(with some letters missing).........have the option enabled that allows them to bring your pc out of standby

trygo to control panel--mouse--hardware--properties--power management, and you'll see what i mean

cheers

doddsy

[Foggy]

Try going into the BIOS and disabeling the advanced power option.

[merv62]

it still is not working propely after 15 min of idle the o/s shuts down, by that i mean the background image on the monitor just dissapears and the screen goes blank not black like there is a backlight in there still on this is really starting to bug me.as for foggy's idea it might be a bios problem but i heard real horror stories about messing with the bios thank all keep the ideas coming merv