[PLUG] strange desktop behavior

[Anthony Thayer]

Did your system time reset recently? I've seen that happen when the ACPI
setting gets set to a default value in the BIOS.

On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 7:33 PM, Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 11:59 AM, King Beowulf <kingbeowulf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > On 12/18/2014 10:01 AM, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> > > Twice now I have observed after shutting down  my desktop the machine
> > > appears to shut down (light off, fan stopped), yet the 'Num' light on
> the
> > > keyboard is on and the mouse light is still on.  The first time this
> > > happened I started the machine in the usual way, and I believe it
> behaved
> > > normally.  The second time this happened I interrupted power to the
> box.
> > > When the power was restored the lights remained off.
> > >
> > > I am assuming that this observation indicates the USB power remained on
> > > after shutdown.  If it  happens again I will check the USB power.
> > >
> > > Any comments on this observation, and possible explanations?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -Denis
> >
> > Is there possibly a BIOS setting that keeps USB power on for external
> > devices or changing, such as on some laptops?  If this is intermittent,
> > there may be a motherboard problem (leaky caps?) or power supply issue
> > on the 5V rail.
> >
> >
> > -Ed
> >
>
> It is intermittent, as I have seen it only twice after daily shutdowns. The
> PS is only 3 months old.  The MB is 5 1/2 years old, so it could be a
> warning of disasters yet to come.
>
> -Denis
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