Here’s the scoop:
System reboots rather than shutting down.
At the end of the shutdown cycle, power clicks off and then clicks right back on and the drives spin up.
If I boot to Safe Mode, it USUALLY will shut down (sometimes takes a few tries).
For now, I added a line to the boot options screen for Safe Mode to make it easier.
Before I dig into this mess, I was hoping for some ideas and direction. Thanks in advance!
So far, the only things I’ve tried are:
Setting it to clear the swap file on exit.
Checked BIOS – set to not restart on error, no wake on USB, and return state to Stay Off.
specs:
XP Pro SP2 with all the updates.
Intel MoBo, 3.4ghz., 2gb RAM, 2X SATA HDD RAID0, one EIDE HD, SATA DVD-RW, IDE DVD/CD, SCSI flatbed scanner and CDR, ATI All-In-Wonder, SoundBlaster Live, Dual monitors, digital speakers, 2 Printers (one USB, one parallel), serial port writing pad, USB MS mouse, PS2 MS mouse, PS2 MS keyboard, MS USB web cam, connected to cable modem via router, internal voice modem, APC USB UPS.
