blehbleh Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 If i turn off my computer using hibernation it automatically turns on at exactly 03:00 every night. (Maybe does if i use real shut down also, havn't tried...always use hibernation). I have disabled automatic updates and have skimmed through the task scheduler but couldn't see any event at that time. This is driving me nuts because i sleep in the room where i have the computer so it kinda wakes me up. What makes it even more annoying is that it does this even if the computer only has battery-power! I've woke up every time it happens and turned the computer off but if i wouldn't have done this, would it have left it on then and drained all the battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malskazz Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Since the beginning of computers, there has always been ghosts in the machines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted January 15, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 15, 2009 Check your BIOS to see if a time was been set for auto-wakeup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Since the beginning of computers, there has always been ghosts in the machines Ghost in the shell? i-robot, i remember. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danisflying527 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Maybe you should try turn it off and see if it is only hibernation that is the problem Otherwise like Max said auto wakeup might be set in BIOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cork1958 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Yep, It'll be a setting in your bios. You should use standby instead of hibernate anyway also, or simply turn it off, which is what I would/do do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Marky Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 3am is also the default time for windows update to run, have a look and change the time if it is still 3:00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuto Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 maybe is the media center: the guide update or the optimization. happen to me in vista....sorry for my bad inglish :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Gil Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Take the battery out and it won't happen again, trust me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blehbleh Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) maybe is the media center: the guide update or the optimization. happen to me in vista....sorry for my bad inglish :unsure: Hmm, maybe...have turned it off now, will see if it works tonight. But it clearly says: "Windows Media Center waits until you connect to the internet, and then download Guide updates". I wouldn't say the computer is connected to the internet when it's turned off :p I've checked BIOS and was no such setting there :/ You should use standby instead of hibernate anyway also, or simply turn it off, which is what I would/do do. Why? Standby consumes power and if i turn it off i loose all my active programs and it takes 1min instead of 15sec to start up(not counting the extra time it takes to reopen all programs). Also, standby makes an annoying led blink on the front of the computer :@ Edited January 15, 2009 by blehbleh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BajiRav Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Windows update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Kompressor Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 What about your Antivirus Scan scheduled? or Windows Defender or something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Since the beginning of computers, there has always been ghosts in the machines Maybe there?s a terrorist inside every computer?s brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Check your network card settings. There is a 'wake up' setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted January 15, 2009 Administrators Share Posted January 15, 2009 You can also disable Wake Up On Lan in the BIOS settings, because despite the computer being in a low power state (it's still on even if in Hibernation) the PC can still be brought up by a program checking for updates online! Mind you this is a guess as well because I have never used the WUOL feature for any PC I've had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InPCHell Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Sorry to bump such an old topic, but I have this same problem. I use hibernate pretty much exclusively unless I know that I won't be on the PC for a while. I've checked virtually every setting in the BIOS, under power management, and in the Windows Update settings. A few seconds after I Hibernate, the PC wakes back up on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olemus Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Sorry to bump such an old topic, but I have this same problem. I use hibernate pretty much exclusively unless I know that I won't be on the PC for a while. I've checked virtually every setting in the BIOS, under power management, and in the Windows Update settings. A few seconds after I Hibernate, the PC wakes back up on its own. Turn your wireless off/unplug any ethernet cables and see if it still happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakeshishere Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 After reading the title of this thread... I was like :iiam: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xiphi Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Are the wake timers disabled in the power options? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiance_Wes Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Have you recently updated your BIOS? If so, the update my have turned on some sort of "Wake Up" option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InPCHell Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Double checked them, Wake Up option is disabled, wake timers are also disabled in the Power Settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abecedarian paradoxious Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Are you behind a router? If so, what is the DHCP lease period set to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InPCHell Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I got it set for 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redvamp128 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Well you could try the following, open up your registry editor , do a search for 03:00 maybe come up lucky and find a key to see if what could be listed there to cause it to come on at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InPCHell Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Mine isn't opening at 3am. It opens whenever I hibernate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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