Windows Vista and Shutdown issues

studd · 03-24-2008, 07:15 AM

Well , I installed windows vista on my PC, all is function well except for one thing. When I shut down my pc windows shuts down but the whole motherboard still stays powered on and i have to manually shutdown through the power button. I formatted and installed Win XP the pc shutdown regularly. Reformatted and installed Vista same issue returned. I even tried Vista Home premium and ultimate.
Any 1 has an idea what i could try? Maybe updating the bios could work, i haven't tried it yet ...

**Placehold** · 03-24-2008, 07:55 AM

Hello studd

Welcome to TSF

You could try reseting the bios with the Cmos

Clearing the CMOS can be done a few ways. The most common way is to use the jumper on the motherboard. This jumper has two settings. Normal and Clear. Moving the jumper to the Clear setting will erase the settings stored in CMOS. It does not remove the BIOS itself, only the user defined settings within the CMOS. When you clear the CMOS you will most likely see the error message "CMOS Checksum Error" on the next reboot. You can enter the BIOS setup at this point or before and reconfigure the settings.

Another method is to remove the CMOS battery from the system. Removing the battery is usually the second method as it may take anywhere from 15 minutes to 8 hours in order for the CMOS to loss the settings. Once the CMOS is clear, you should know by the "BIOS checksum error, press F1 to continue ", or "CMOS Checksum Error - Defaults Loaded" message at bootup.

You may also be able to clear the CMOS in some cases by forcing a system configuration change. Changing hardware, such as adding or removing a few SIMM's may cause a CMOS error and allow you to proceed to the BIOS setup.

On a few systems it may be possible to clear the CMOS by pressing the Ins key during the power up of the system. Holding the Key down may clear the CMOS and restore the defaults. This may or may not work on your system.

On some boards, it must be moved to the Clear position while the power is OFF, then moved back. If you power on the board with the jumper in the clear position, it can damage the board.

regards

Craig

studd · 03-24-2008, 08:13 AM

Dear Craig,

Many thanks for the idea, but
I already tried all this. Removing the jumper, removing the battery, reseting the bios through master reset but all didn't fix the issue. Windows installed automatically all the drivers of the motherboard but as i browsed through intel.com I couldn't find any driver for this board for windows Vista... That's why I asked if updating the bios might do the trick.

Do you have any more ideas?

Studd

**Placehold** · 03-24-2008, 08:17 AM

Hey studd

It wouldn't do any harm to update the Bios, If you go ahead and update them please post your results here

Regards

Craig

studd · 03-24-2008, 08:22 AM

ok thanks but i was finding a hard time doing it koz as i boot through a floppy or cd i can't install the update from a floppy or cd for some reason the command prompt is seing any of them , it only shows the normal files of boot when u type Dir in any drive. Hope I'll find a way and post back :)

Many thanks

03-24-2008, 07:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
studd Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Vista	Windows Vista and Shutdown issues Well , I installed windows vista on my PC, all is function well except for one thing. When I shut down my pc windows shuts down but the whole motherboard still stays powered on and i have to manually shutdown through the power button. I formatted and installed Win XP the pc shutdown regularly. Reformatted and installed Vista same issue returned. I even tried Vista Home premium and ultimate. Any 1 has an idea what i could try? Maybe updating the bios could work, i haven't tried it yet ...

03-24-2008, 07:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
Placehold Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 847 OS: Vista home Premium My System	Re: Windows Vista and Shutdown issues Hello studd Welcome to TSF You could try reseting the bios with the Cmos Clearing the CMOS can be done a few ways. The most common way is to use the jumper on the motherboard. This jumper has two settings. Normal and Clear. Moving the jumper to the Clear setting will erase the settings stored in CMOS. It does not remove the BIOS itself, only the user defined settings within the CMOS. When you clear the CMOS you will most likely see the error message "CMOS Checksum Error" on the next reboot. You can enter the BIOS setup at this point or before and reconfigure the settings. Another method is to remove the CMOS battery from the system. Removing the battery is usually the second method as it may take anywhere from 15 minutes to 8 hours in order for the CMOS to loss the settings. Once the CMOS is clear, you should know by the "BIOS checksum error, press F1 to continue ", or "CMOS Checksum Error - Defaults Loaded" message at bootup. You may also be able to clear the CMOS in some cases by forcing a system configuration change. Changing hardware, such as adding or removing a few SIMM's may cause a CMOS error and allow you to proceed to the BIOS setup. On a few systems it may be possible to clear the CMOS by pressing the Ins key during the power up of the system. Holding the Key down may clear the CMOS and restore the defaults. This may or may not work on your system. On some boards, it must be moved to the Clear position while the power is OFF, then moved back. If you power on the board with the jumper in the clear position, it can damage the board. regards Craig __________________

03-24-2008, 08:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
studd Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Vista	Re: Windows Vista and Shutdown issues Dear Craig, Many thanks for the idea, but I already tried all this. Removing the jumper, removing the battery, reseting the bios through master reset but all didn't fix the issue. Windows installed automatically all the drivers of the motherboard but as i browsed through intel.com I couldn't find any driver for this board for windows Vista... That's why I asked if updating the bios might do the trick. Do you have any more ideas? Studd

03-24-2008, 08:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
Placehold Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 847 OS: Vista home Premium My System	Re: Windows Vista and Shutdown issues Hey studd It wouldn't do any harm to update the Bios, If you go ahead and update them please post your results here Regards Craig __________________

03-24-2008, 08:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
studd Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Vista	Re: Windows Vista and Shutdown issues ok thanks but i was finding a hard time doing it koz as i boot through a floppy or cd i can't install the update from a floppy or cd for some reason the command prompt is seing any of them , it only shows the normal files of boot when u type Dir in any drive. Hope I'll find a way and post back :) Many thanks