System boots up by itself???

**goddamskippy** · 08-31-2006, 08:20 PM

just bought an Intel 945 GT, got it in my room and am trying to set it up with the included power supply, but when i turn it off it waits like 5 seconds and turns right back on??????? im guessing this might be a grounding issue but i also tried it in a pc box that i have only to get the same issue. i used the search but its kind of a hard problem to describe. any help would be greatly appreciated.

**Kalt** · 08-31-2006, 08:24 PM

Do you have a link to the mobo cause the intel i945gt can be found in many boards but if you are referring to the Aopen i945gtt, i had a bad board with similar problems

**goddamskippy** · 08-31-2006, 08:32 PM

yup same board, what did u do to fix it????

**Kalt** · 08-31-2006, 08:55 PM

I had to send the board back, you can either send back to aopen or the store you got it from. When it turns back on does the monitor stay blank?

**goddamskippy** · 08-31-2006, 09:10 PM

its not rebooting at all - the box works perfectly when it runs, but when i turn it off it'll wait like 10 seconds and turn on all by itself - kinda weird. the system clock is good and the box boots perfectly. is this the same thing you were experiencing? i just booted the box and am installing xp so if it reboots during the process i'll post it up.

**Kalt** · 08-31-2006, 09:15 PM

No thats not the same problem i had. Try unplugging all your usb and ps2 devices, it sounds like the computer is waking dues to usb or ps2 activity.

**goddamskippy** · 08-31-2006, 09:21 PM

nothing plugged in exept a ps2 keyboard. any other ideas????

**Siezmik** · 08-31-2006, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by goddamskippy

nothing plugged in exept a ps2 keyboard. any other ideas????

Have you tried resetting the BIOS to defaults? Starting with a clean slate can help.

Also, try the latest firmware (although I don't remember there being any mention of a fix for a problem like yours).