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by my_underworld

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Hey, when i shut down my computer it takes a long to register and sometimes all the fans and case lights stay on, when this happens i have to turn it off manually via the power button.

Computer Specs.

Case: Thermaltake Kandalf (Alluminium)
Power supply: Thermaltake 700watt or more, cant remember (it's brand new)
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Mainboard: ASUS A8N32 SLI Deluxe
RAM: 2048MB RAM Corsair TwinX pro
Monitor: LG FLATRON L1980U(Digital)
Graphiccard: XFX NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS xxx edition (640mb)
Soundcard: Creative Soundblaster Audigy 4
I-Connection: Sky Broadband
Keyboard: SteelKeys 7G
Mouse: SteelSeries Ikari Laser

All this equipment is relitavely new so i cant seem to understand why i amv getting this problem, if anyone has any ideas can they please help! :)

Thanks, Adam.

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by mayhem1969

XP is notorious for causing shutdown problems. You can check Microsoft website for KB articles detailing the patches for some shutdown issues. Usually, this is an issue with hardware or software compatibility. Here's a really good article on some of the problems and causes.

http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.php

You might also want to list your Antivirus software, which may also interfere with shutdown.

by forum surfer

I know this! That graphics card is junk...pull it out and send it to me immediately, then I will gladly replace it for free (same model, 320mb version). :) Seriously, make sure you've downloaded the latest bios from Asus's extremely sllllllllow website, then make sure you have all your windows updates installed. Should take care of the problem. Asus is notorious for having mb bios releases that cause all sorts of weird problems...then they quietly release a fix. Check the site regularly. I had the same mb with very early bios release that wouldn't even post with 4 gigs of memory installed.

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