Curse from my PC case

[paopao]

I only believe super natual stuff in fiction, but a very weird situation just happened to me.

I was complaining how ugly my PC case looks these days (see this Thread)

Then, it took revenge on me.

Now I can not shut down my PC... After the PC turns off for 5 - 10 sec, it tries to restart automatically. But seems like it can't fully start, so I see the lights on and off, and hear the internal fan start and off, the HDs too...

No matter what button I press, I can't stop it.

I have duel OS (Win2K, Win98SE) on the box, and all the same resault after I shut down (so it's not the OS bug).

The only way I can stop this is to unplug the power cord completely.

Any clues, folks? Or is my pc haunted?

 

[brinstar117]

I've had similar things happen to one of my computers on a cheaper case of mine.

Basically the motherboard wasn't seated very well on the stands. I believe it caused something to short and thus resulted in random power on/offs. Try reseating your motherboard and expansion cards. After I did that on that trouble making PC, it all went away.

 

[HouRman]

I think you should paint your case to make it up to her.

 

[SWScorch]

Its possessed. Immerse it in holy water, and call an excorcist. Dont leave yourself alone with it. It is only a matter of time before it starts levitating and twisitng its drive bays 360 degrees.

 

[Blain]

Have you tried holding in the power button until it shuts down?

 

[Akira13]

The power of Anandtech compels you!!!

 

[paopao]

1st, the press and hold power off button won't work. 2nd, I have unplugged all the cards and reinstall them, and reseated my mobo as well. Same thing happened.

I am telling you, the first time it happened it was really scary. I turned off my PC and went to bed at 2AM. Just about falling to sleep, the PC tried to start it self. I didn't turn off the speakers so I hear statics from them "pu...pu...pu...". I said "what the f..." and press the power off button to kill it. after a few min, it started again. I said holy sh!t, and pull the plug...

Seems like I need to get a new case...