MSI P67A-GD65 - PC won't stay turned off, among other problems

[shlemielo]

Been having some issues with the power on this motherboard. A few things:

1)It goes to S3 sleep fine, but I can only resume it by using the power button (no USB mouse or keyboard wake).

2)It doesn't actually resume from sleep. I see the desktop for a second, then it resumes from hibernation...disabling hibernation causes the computer to reboot and I get the "Windows did not start correctly/Run in safe mode?" message prior to OS loading

3)This is the weirdest one -- if I shut the computer down, it turns off for about 4 seconds, then it magically boots up again without me touching a thing. The only way I can ensure the computer stays off after I shut it down is to turn off the power supply.

I replaced the power supply a couple weeks ago, so I'm pretty sure that's not the issue. I double-checked the pin connectors for the power and reset buttons, but I might check it again just to be absolutely certain. Could faulty power buttons be causing this, or is it probably a motherboard issue?

 

[bankster55]

I dont have an MSI P67, and dont know its bios options, but with the ASUS the endless reboot prob is solved thusly:

enter UEFI BIOS -> go to ‘Advanced’ tab -> go down to ‘APM’, press Enter -> enable the “Power on by PCIe.” function. Then press F10 to save & exit. After save & exit, let the system boot into Windows or other OS, then perform a proper shutdown: Start button -> Shut down

The "double boot" prob (also in ASUS) can often be solved by manually setting RAM parameters, and/or upping RAM voltage a bit

Can also be a RAM compatibility issue

Could also try "performance mode" in Win 7 cntrl pan power options

 

[shlemielo]

I dont have an MSI P67, and dont know its bios options, but with the ASUS the endless reboot prob is solved thusly:

enter UEFI BIOS -> go to ‘Advanced’ tab -> go down to ‘APM’, press Enter -> enable the “Power on by PCIe.” function. Then press F10 to save & exit. After save & exit, let the system boot into Windows or other OS, then perform a proper shutdown: Start button -> Shut down

The "double boot" prob (also in ASUS) can often be solved by manually setting RAM parameters, and/or upping RAM voltage a bit

Can also be a RAM compatibility issue

Could also try "performance mode" in Win 7 cntrl pan power options

No change when I enabled Power on by PCIe .

It's definitely NOT a front panel connector issue, since I just disconnected all the wires and I still can't get the computer to stay powered off. Waking it up from sleep also causes it to reboot.

 

[UC0079]

I'm having very similar problems with my MSI P67A-GD65 B3. I've been running this rig for several months, but this just started happening last month.

Just like you mentioned in #3, when I shutdown the computer will turn off just fine. But after 4-5 seconds, it boots itself back up.

I'm having slightly different behavior on sleep, though. When I try to put the computer to sleep, it looks like it is going to sleep normally, but after the fans and lights turn off, they turn back on after a couple of seconds, and then Windows boots up to the screen saying that it was not shutdown properly and wants me to choose to boot in safe mode, normal mode, etc.

I have tried disconnecting every device from the mother board one-by-one, but the same behavior is happening. I have tried disconnecting the front panel wires and LED connectors. I've updated the BIOS to the latest using the included Live Update 5 software.

Were you ever able to find out what the problem was, or should I get a new board?

 

[wand3r3r]

Hmm, I had a similar issue once where putting a computer to sleep would just make it idle off for a couple seconds then turn right back on. I can't remember diagnosing it any further then monkeying with the hibernate/sleep settings inside windows. Maybe check if there's anything you can do there.

 

[MrTransistorm]

Random waking from sleep is usually caused by the ethernet port. In Device Manager locate your ethernet controller under Network Adapters. Right click on it and select Properties. Click on the Power Management tab in the window that pops up. Uncheck the box next to "Allow this device to wake the computer."

As for errors upon resuming, I think there is a utility somewhere (I forget what it is called) that can diagnose sleep problems. I had a similar problem with a certain sound card that refused to let the computer sleep. Unfortunately I never got the problem solved. I ended up either letting the computer run or shutting it down completely.

As for waking from the shutdown state, this is handled by the BIOS. Every board is different, so you'll have to look in the BIOS setup under power or boot options to see what devices are set to power on the computer. The ethernet controller is usually the culprit here too.

 

[shlemielo]

I'm having very similar problems with my MSI P67A-GD65 B3. I've been running this rig for several months, but this just started happening last month.

Just like you mentioned in #3, when I shutdown the computer will turn off just fine. But after 4-5 seconds, it boots itself back up.

I'm having slightly different behavior on sleep, though. When I try to put the computer to sleep, it looks like it is going to sleep normally, but after the fans and lights turn off, they turn back on after a couple of seconds, and then Windows boots up to the screen saying that it was not shutdown properly and wants me to choose to boot in safe mode, normal mode, etc.

I have tried disconnecting every device from the mother board one-by-one, but the same behavior is happening. I have tried disconnecting the front panel wires and LED connectors. I've updated the BIOS to the latest using the included Live Update 5 software.

Were you ever able to find out what the problem was, or should I get a new board?

I never got the problem completely fixed. It usually stayed in S3 sleep, but the only sure way to make sure it stayed off was to turn off the power supply.

 

[ljtatej]

I too have been having the same problems after my p67-gd65 b3 has been running fine since initial purchase. I tried several bios flashes and changed things in the bios until I needed a good stiff drink. Thought it might be a quality control issue until I see now more people with the same problems.

 

[rothschild86]

I have an exact same problem: reboots after sleep, then starts a fresh boot. and will not stay of after shut down. I have an MSI H61 board

 

[you2]

I do not have this problem with my msi-p67a-g65 and hope I do not develop this issue
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Also my z68-asrock which sleeps every night does not have this issue.
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I nkow there are bios options which idicate if key board or mouse can wake the computer; when I was setting it up initially i had it configured so mouse could both turn the computer on and wake it up and found it was too sensitive (small vibration on the table could wake the computer up) so I disabled that option and never had a problem since then...