have to turn computer off at power supply

[billx]

Just swiched from intel mobo to amd 1.2 MSI K7T TURBO.no overclocking.DID REINSTALL OF WINDOWS ME.WHEN I GO TO SHUTDOWN.cOMPUTER SAYS NOW IT SAFE TO TURN OFF COMPUTER.THE LED LIGHT IN FRONT OF COMPUTER DIMS,AND I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AT POWER SUPPLY.IF I HIT THE SWITCH IN FRONT IT RESTARTS.WHEN TURNING COMP ON,I HAVE TO TURN POWER SUPPLY ON.FOR ABOUT A SECOND I WILL HEAR THE SPEAKERS POP(NOT THE ONE INSIDE COMP)..THE LED LIGHT WILL GO ON FOR A SECOND.THEN I HAVE TO HIT SWITCH IN FRONT TO TURN COMP ON

 

[tippmann]

Hmmm this is a tuff one.... The only thing you haven't done that I can think of is to format the HD...??? It will sometimes fix wierd problems like this??

 

[billx]

is there anyway to delete power supply inf in windows me??/That way i just have to reinstall me again

 

[NelsonMuntz]

Have you checked the BIOS settings to see how you have the case switch set up? Maybe try this. Shut down as normal and when it says "It is now safe to turn off you computer" hold the case switch in for more than four seconds and see if it shuts off instead of restarting. This will give an idea of how it is set up in the BIOS if this works.

 

[billx]

has soon has i touch the switch it will reboot.As asked above...It looks setup right in bios

 

[billx]

it looks like reformating is only way.Anymore thoughts on this...thx

 

[MaxImuMAdVaNtAgE]

another idea for you is in the bios under power management...one option is phrased something like "status after shutdown", and if you set this to "on" then anytime your system restarts or reboots it will stay on but may or may not go into your os...check for this option and set it to "off"...

i changed this once thinking it was for accidental shutdowns due to power spikes and what-not and had the same problem you reported...

sorry that i couldn't go into my bios to give you more exact information but am downloading something that won't resume...

hope this helps

MaxImuM

 

[billx]

don't have that feature..I just tried the part abut power failure...Have tried all in power management in bios,,,,Maybe if theres different combos together??

 

[GnaisH]

hmmm.
i say u check if you connected the power switch to the right pins...

just wondering, wat does ur reset button do? hahah

 

[Harv22222]

I've found from past experiences that reinstalling an operating system will sometimes cause problems like this. Reformat and if the problem persists then its a bios problem, but I'm guessing it just needs a fresh start.

 

[NightTrain]

The warm boot prob is common with the MSI from what I've read. I've seen several advertised "solutions" ranging from playing with your voltages to cutting the heads of live chickens.

One thing I do know...make sure you plug all your fans into the PSU loom...the K7T is very picky about mobo juice. I was running a couple of fans off it and it wouldn't load the bios.

 

[Mapidus]

Check under the Device Manager in WinMe to see if your system was installed as ACPI or APM. If it is either of these then it should shutdown, but like others said the bios for the MB might be buggy. Also, if you hold the button down for 5 seconds instead of pushing and releasing does the system shutdown instead of restarting?

 

[billx]

did reformat and a clean install...nothing changed...It's a new motherboard,,,should i rma??

 

[billx]

were is acp or whatever in device manager...i dodn't see nothing for that...

 

[Mapidus]

In device manager if you double click on "Computer" it might say ACPI computer or APM computer or something like that. If it is nto ACPI then you might want to go into the power control panel and enable APM support.

 

[Bosec]

I know been mentioned before but the newer machines this is usually a bios setup issue.
Removing apm (advanced power management) from device manager and reboot will reinstall apm.
Also on newer machince you have to hold in the power button for 4-10 seconds for the machine to shut off, I had a similuar problem but mine was in the bios so gluck.