PC will freeze everytime it shutsdown or restarts
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Posted by on March 26, 2006, 7:13 pm
Please log in for more thread options Else it works fine. How do I find the problem? If I knew what the offending hardware or software is I could address the problem - how do I do the detective work to find out? My MB is flashed to most recent bios. Win2k Thanks | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Mxsmanic on March 26, 2006, 11:50 pm
Please log in for more thread options At what point and in what way does it freeze? It cannot be freezing completely each time it restarts, for example, or you wouldn't be able to use it. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by on March 27, 2006, 9:27 am
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I cleaned up all my temp files - seemed to help... So now it shuts down to the point where it says: "It is now safe to turn your computer off". Then I manually press the on/off button. Still not a normal shut down as most PCS will do. Any help appreciated. Thanks | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Mxsmanic on March 27, 2006, 12:29 pm
Please log in for more thread options goldtech@worldpost.com writes:
> Update:
> > I cleaned up all my temp files - seemed to help... > > So now it shuts down to the point where it says: "It is now safe to > turn your computer off". > > Then I manually press the on/off button. > > Still not a normal shut down as most PCS will do. You may have a problem with the button. Nowadays, that button doesn't actually turn the computer on and off; instead, it sends a signal to the motherboard, which in turn shuts the power supply off (almost). If it isn't working as expected, it may not be connected correctly inside the PC, or there may be BIOS options misconfigured. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Terry on March 28, 2006, 7:00 am
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>goldtech@worldpost.com writes:
> >> Update:
>> >> I cleaned up all my temp files - seemed to help... >> >> So now it shuts down to the point where it says: "It is now safe to >> turn your computer off". >> >> Then I manually press the on/off button. >> >> Still not a normal shut down as most PCS will do. >
>You may have a problem with the button. Nowadays, that button doesn't >actually turn the computer on and off; instead, it sends a signal to >the motherboard, which in turn shuts the power supply off (almost). > >If it isn't working as expected, it may not be connected correctly >inside the PC, or there may be BIOS options misconfigured. No, I think he is saying that it doesn't shut down automatically -- he must shut it down manually with the button. A 2-minute search on google, or at microsoft.com, will turn up lots of information on this. Search on "it is now safe to turn off your computer" (which is the text of the message you see, not "turn your computer off" as you wrote). The first hit at search.microsoft.com is "It is Now Safe to Turn Off Your Computer" error message when you try to shut down your computer. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810903 This page gives several possible reasons: <quote>
This behavior may occur if one or more of the following conditions are
true: • Your computer supports the Advanced Power Management (APM) feature, but the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACP)-compliant basic input/output system (BIOS) is not configured correctly to permit the operating system to turn off the power supply. • During an upgrade of the operating system, Windows does not detect that the computer is ACPI-compliant. • An OEM device driver or service is installed on your computer that is preventing the computer from correctly shutting down. • Your computer is not ACPI-compliant. Back to the top </quote>
It then gives trouble shooting directions. Terry | |||||||||||||
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> Else it works fine.
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> How do I find the problem?
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> If I knew what the offending hardware or software is I could address
> the problem - how do I do the detective work to find out?
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> My MB is flashed to most recent bios.
> Win2k