FAO Computer techies - Dual core problem

[xwhatsit]

Mobo wont power off

As root;
# shutdown -h now

[Zapf]

check motherboard BIOS settings. ACPI etc.... may require OS reinstall to detect... not sure.

[Morcs]

As root;
# shutdown -h now

Que?

English please.

[Morcs]

Bump. come on. my system still wont shutdown...

I cant find any problems. a new OS didnt solve it.

Changed a few bios settings to no effect...

[The Stranger:Me]

I press F1, windows loads fine. After a few mins in windows, the system basically stops responding.

Perfectly normal Windoze behaviour isn't it?

[yod]

Win 3.1 FTW

[xwhatsit]

Win 3.1 FTW

Win3.1=fail.

Win3.11 Windows for Workgroups FTW

@Morcs; what actually happens? You click shutdown, it closes the desktop environment, goes through that dark blue `Now shutting down Windows' thing, then where does it stop? Anything on the screen?

If it's the actual motherboad which is not switching off once the system halts, I would guess (at least from trying to fix dodgy *NIX systems like this) that it would be something to do with ACPI. Does it suspend/standby do all those things normally?

[Morcs]

Win3.1=fail.

Win3.11 Windows for Workgroups FTW

@Morcs; what actually happens? You click shutdown, it closes the desktop environment, goes through that dark blue `Now shutting down Windows' thing, then where does it stop? Anything on the screen?

If it's the actual motherboad which is not switching off once the system halts, I would guess (at least from trying to fix dodgy *NIX systems like this) that it would be something to do with ACPI. Does it suspend/standby do all those things normally?

Yes, windows shuts down. VGA signal then stops, HD shuts off, but the board is still whirring (fans etc)

[avgas]

Win3.11 Windows for Workgroups = fail

DOS Menu FTW lol
pity i haven't been able to run in since 1996 - i miss my 4 color grafix

[avgas]

Yes, windows shuts down. VGA signal then stops, HD shuts off, but the board is still whirring (fans etc)

Err - are you fans supply controlled by MB?
cos if your like me and have a nice rangi setup then the 5V, and some 12V supplies are isolated from the MB controlled supplies

plug in something in USB when PC turned off - does it turn on?

[Morcs]

Perfectly normal Windoze behaviour isn't it?

Thats a point. Ive still got your disk. Ive been crook all week, so can drop it off on my way home, or give it to you at the atnr? up to you.

[Morcs]

Err - are you fans supply controlled by MB?
cos if your like me and have a nice rangi setup then the 5V, and some 12V supplies are isolated from the MB controlled supplies

plug in something in USB when PC turned off - does it turn on?

mm will give it a go.
But all power goes off when I hit the power off button though...