1. Hardware.
2. The OS hung instead of continuing to full power off.
As a test for item 2, you boot SAFE MODE and then press Start, Power off on the start menu.
Bob
My old pc was working fine till recently, about month ago, when i turned it off i heard a noise like it was working. The led light indicating it's ON was lightly dimmed. I opened the case and noticed all fans are working- PSU's, Graphic's, and mainboard's. I left it like that and after an hour it was still the same. From then on the pc can never shut down completely so i have to press the main power switch behind computer. I have updated BIOS to newest version, and reseted it by pulling the mainboard battery off, then restored the defaults but the problem still exists. I would be very grateful if someone would find a solution for me.
Specs:
OS- Windows XP
Mobo- ASUS p5e-vm hdmi
PSU- enlight gps-350ab c 350W
Graphics- nvidia geforce 9600 gt
Proc- Intel Core 2 Quad q6600 @ 2.4 GHz (4 CPUs)
Ram- 2048 MB
BIOS- date: 03/26/10 ver. 08.00.12

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