why will my PC restart but not turn off ?

Fr0dders · 20 Feb 2006 at 01:47

every time i select turn off at windows it just reboots

i press the power button and it turns off alright, but every time i try and actually turn it off normally, it just restarts

only way to turn it off is to interupt it mid boot.

any ideas why my PC has suddenly started doing this ?

Fr0dders · 21 Feb 2006 at 23:04

no norton

but im now getting an IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

or similar message that causes it to restart instead of turning off. this doesnt happen in safe mode however

wierd...

Fr0dders · 22 Feb 2006 at 00:13

m3csl2004 said:
dodgy driver issue sounds liek to me

your not using a creative product are you

yes ive even got a separate thread stating its causing my system to crash in the sound forum :rolleyes:

Fr0dders · 22 Feb 2006 at 11:36

ive un-installed all creative drivers

run driver cleaner in safe mode

moved the sound card to a different IRQ slot

and re-installed

appears to have sorted both the crashing and the IRQ_NOT_LESS error

god bless "quality" creative products.