Hi, i am new to this forum. I have a Dell 330 cpu. I had the memory upgraded from 512mb to 1gb. As soon as i had that done, the computer restarts when i want to shutdown. The first memory upgrade was a different make. I managed to get the same make as was in the dell cpu, but the problem is still there.How can i resolve this issue?Thanks in advance.
Computer restarting after shutdown
- Thread starter Niraj0307
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Hi, & Welcome to the Forums!
This can be caused by a couple of things. Sometimes it's a buggy background program that isn't shutting down properly and it forces the machine to reboot instead of shutting down as it's supposed to.
Another one can be a change to the BIOS Power Management Settings, and it's one that you don't have to physically change it seems as folks have reported this one changing for no apparent reason. I take it you're using the normal way to shut down your computer, Start, click or hover over the ">" in the lower right corner, and click on Shutdown right? There are a few ways to shutdown these days so I have to be sure you don't have a quickie shortcut script on the desktop or if you're using a gadget for it.
If you don't have any custom BOIS settings, I suggest you try this first. Boot to the BIOS and select "Load Default Settings" and then "Exit Saving Changes", then restart and see if that changed this behavior. With Dell I believe it's the Delete key to get to the BIOS, or when your computer restarts it should say on a quick screen something like "Setup = Del" or similar. Whatever it says, that's the key you need to tap on restart to enter the BIOS.
Try this and report back please.
This can be caused by a couple of things. Sometimes it's a buggy background program that isn't shutting down properly and it forces the machine to reboot instead of shutting down as it's supposed to.
Another one can be a change to the BIOS Power Management Settings, and it's one that you don't have to physically change it seems as folks have reported this one changing for no apparent reason. I take it you're using the normal way to shut down your computer, Start, click or hover over the ">" in the lower right corner, and click on Shutdown right? There are a few ways to shutdown these days so I have to be sure you don't have a quickie shortcut script on the desktop or if you're using a gadget for it.
If you don't have any custom BOIS settings, I suggest you try this first. Boot to the BIOS and select "Load Default Settings" and then "Exit Saving Changes", then restart and see if that changed this behavior. With Dell I believe it's the Delete key to get to the BIOS, or when your computer restarts it should say on a quick screen something like "Setup = Del" or similar. Whatever it says, that's the key you need to tap on restart to enter the BIOS.
Try this and report back please.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Personal Build
- CPU
- Intel E6750 Core 2 Duo
- Motherboard
- Asus Commando MoBo (P965/ICH8R)
- Memory
- 4G's Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2 PC26400 RAM
- Graphics card(s)
- BFG 8800GTS OC2 320MB
- Sound Card
- Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Platinum FATAL1TY (next)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x 22" w2207 LCD Monitors
- Screen Resolution
- 1- 1680 x 1050, 1 - 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 3 x 500G SATA II WD Caviar HDD's
- PSU
- EnerMax NoiseTaker II 600W
- Case
- NZXT Lexa Classic (modified, dual doored & windowed)
- Cooling
- Zalman 9700 CPU cooler, 4-120mm fans, 1-90mm
- Mouse
- Logitech Optical Trackman trackball
- Other Info
- NZXT Lexa Classic Case, Zalman 9700 CPU Cooler, 2 DVD Burners c/w LightScribe (Sony, TSST), Enermax NoiseTaker II 600W PSU with Custom Chrome cable sleeving, Hauppauge HDTV TV Tuner Card, 5.1 Logitech Z5500 speakers, 15 in 1 Multi-card reader
Thanks chappy for your quick reply. No settings were changed in the bios.But as you say, i will go in to the bios settings and save default settings.Can power be one of the causes of restarting? Yes i am shutting down the computer as you have specified in your post. No additional softwares have been installed. Only memory upgrade was done. I will try it out and let you tomorrow.