Vista doesn't shut completely down. Out of ideas

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nightrhyme

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So I have been testing Vista Ultimate 32bit SP1 for a week now to see if Vista is ready for primetime. I almost ironed out all bugs that was holding me back from switching from winxp.
All except one.

I can't make Vista shut down completely. It seems to turn off, but all fans keep spinning. No matter how long I wait.

I'm not a novice computer user so please don't tell me I might have mistaken sleep, hibernate with SHUT DOWN :cool:

Hope some of you experts can help me.

Thanx in advance

- NightRhyme

System specs:
CPU: E6850 3.42Ghz
Mobo: Asus p5k Premium black pearl
Memory: 4 x 1gb Crucial DDR2 BallistiX PC8500, 1142mhz
HD: WD Caviar Blue 750gb
PSU: Corsair HX520W
GFX: Club3D HD 4870, Cat 8.8
 

My Computer

System One

Are you clicking the yellow button on the start menu? If you are then that's the sleep button. I know you said you're not mixing sleep with shutdown up, but I made the same mistake the first time I was using Vista.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
No I am not.
Of course I am not.

I even went so far as to disable SLEEP and HIBERNATION completely to make absolutely sure there was NO mistake.

I have been working on this specific problem for 2 days. And I am sorry to say I now know everything there is to know about sleep, hibernation and SHUT DOWN.
 

My Computer

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Odd as at may sound, I have found that some USB devices have caused my system to improperly shut down, or restart rather than shut down. I think they continue to "chat" with the system, or something. In my case, it was a gaming mouse. Just try removing each device, and see if one of them being removed causes the system to act properly, again.

You could also boot to safe mode, and without anything in memory such as antivirus and firewalls, see if it will shut down correctly. Bad disk sectors are also a problem, so why not check your disk for bad sectors, and the like?

Just a guesses, of course...
 

My Computer

System One

If it still wouldn't work after all check mentioned above. Check for bad SATA cable and bad SATA contacts. I tell everyone to check this because it happens allllll the time and it make my work and play miserable! Just go unplug and plug the cable back onto the HDDs and MB to see if it helps. Good luck!
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    E6850
    Motherboard
    EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 680i
    Memory
    4 x OCZ Platinum 1GB
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SB X-Fi X Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 23" 5MS
    Screen Resolution
    2048 x 1152
    Hard Drives
    2 x Barracuda 7200.10 320GB RAID 0 / 1 x 500GB Maxtor
    PSU
    Seasonic 600W M12
    Case
    CM Centurion 5
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
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