System won't turn off

[Unrealed2]

Just installed a Gigabyte GA-6VEML motherboard in my kids computer and now when I choose to shutdown the system it will shut down the operating system and then begins to restart. I am running Windows XP Home and am not sure what options I have.

Thanks

 

[8WOOD]

Did you plug the pin jumpers up in the right order? if you dont get them in order it could do that.
I hooked my jumpers up wrong and the comp when turned on would not turn off. try pressing the power button when its on. If it just restarts you probably have the jumpers on wrong

 

[snidy1]

Check the case connecters to motherboard

 

[Unrealed2]

Two wires come from the case power button, a black and a red. On the mother board diagram it shows where the two wires should go ( along with the led pins). I tried both combinations to no avail, same results. The only other wires are a green, black, yellow, black and they seem to be for the HDD indicator and power led.

 

[KBTibbs]

I have had the same problem with WinXP on an Abit KT7a-RAID I just would hit the power button during the memory self test. Not much of a solution, but you aren't alone.

 

[KBTibbs]

Check thos page out...it describes the problem involved with all kinds of XP shutdown/boot problems including the restart instead of shutdown.

http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

 

[eklass]

i have the problem every once in a while.. can't seem to pinpoint it

sometimes i use keyboard and sometimes i use mouse to shutdown. sometimes it shuts down, sometimes it reboots. i dunno

 

[Unrealed2]

thanks all for the insite guess I can live with it

 

[Unrealed2]

I checked out the site KBTibbs had suggested http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

I was able to find a solution, they suggested to go into my computer then startup and recovery and settings

then I was able to select automatically restart and the system now shuts down