After Power failure

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If you had a power failure your mboard may be damaged.
If you flashed the bios, it usually does not load bios defaults after flashing.
If that's the case, your settings in the bios Setup may not work properly.

You could try this in any case.

Enter the bios Setup, and load Bios Defaults - save settings, reboot. If you flash the bios, you MUST do this (or Clear the CMOS by moving a jumper on the mboard) in order for the bios update to be fully accepted by the mboard - otherwise the contents of the Cmos part of the bios and what you see in the bios Setup may not match the bios version.
Loading Defaults may work in situations where Clear Cmos does not help.
If there is the choice to load Optimal defaults, use that - the bios should automatically use suitable settings for your situation.

You could also try...
Disable Power Management or ACPI support in your bios Setup.


If none of that helps, you can make do...

"i don't want it to start after power interruption, in case no one is home to shut it off."

ATX mboards are always powered in some places, even when the computer is not running, as long as there is live AC being supplied to the PS on the computer.
The solution is simple.
The computer can't boot automatically if you do the following.
If it is plugged into a power bar or UPS, switch off the power bar or UPS when you're not going to be using the computer.
If it is plugged directly into a wall plug, unplug the cord to the computer case when you're not going to be using the computer, or plug it into a power bar or UPS you can switch off instead.



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Response Number 2
Name: Rick G.
Date: April 24, 2008 at 16:41:04 Pacific
Subject: after power failure

Reply: (edit)
thanks tubesandwires
i think i'll just get into the habit of throwing the black switch in back of psu when not using pc.