Connecting my keyboard boots the PC...

philjayj · 17 Dec 2007 at 22:50

I have just been messing around with the peripherals connected to my PC, it was all switched off but still connected to the mains. As soon as I plugged my PS2 keyboard in, the PC booted.

I have had a problem for a while now, where the PC just won't shut down, I have tried all suggestions from previous posts, but nothing worked.

Does anybody know of why connecting a keyboard would cause the PC to start?

Thanks

Phil

yantorsen · 17 Dec 2007 at 23:03

maybe you were pushing against the front of the case with one hand and it turned on?

philjayj · 17 Dec 2007 at 23:35

Nope, it had crossed my mind, so I did it a second time and the same thing happened.

TBirdUK · 17 Dec 2007 at 23:44

Its a power management feature of your bios - turn off wake from ps 2. If computer wont switch off it could be wake/resume from LAN (turn off sorted mine out)