# Computer keeps turning itself on every night **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 23, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465 "2012-03-23T16:00:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TurboTSi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@TurboTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTSi)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/1 "2012-03-23T16:00:12Z")
My computer keeps turning itself on very night at 1:00:42AM. I’ve run the Event Viewer and it always tells me “wake source: unknown.” I also ran: powercfg lastwake and that also gives me no information. Anyone have any other ways to check and see what is causing this thing to wake up? I’m tired of coming out to a running computer every morning. ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/2 "2012-03-23T16:46:45Z")
Unplug your usb devices tonight… Vista? XP? 7? ME??? [http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows\_vista-hardware/how-do-i-permanently-disable-usb-selective-suspend/a7f2c720-e191-4918-939d-5a101b559a29](http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-hardware/how-do-i-permanently-disable-usb-selective-suspend/a7f2c720-e191-4918-939d-5a101b559a29) I would just do the registry fix and see if that works… Set your system clock to that time and test. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTSi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@TurboTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTSi)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/3 "2012-03-23T16:53:21Z")
I am running Vista, and I don’t have anything plugged into the computer at night. It’s a laptop that I store under the couch when not in use. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/4 "2012-03-23T18:50:46Z")
sounds like the BIOS setting to wake the computer up at a certain time. probably at 1:00AM with a 42 second boot time. Check the BIOS. ---
**Author:** ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/5 "2012-03-23T19:20:10Z")
Did you ever kill someone at 1am? It could be their spirit haunting you. That’s my only suggestion, I don’t know computers. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/6 "2012-03-23T19:27:06Z")
Probably the same person stealing light bulbs from basements. Set up another computer with a webcam to watch your laptop. ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/7 "2012-03-23T19:44:36Z")
Could be your girl is cheating on you and getting on chat at 1:00am when your sleeping, ask her. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTSi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@TurboTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTSi)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/8 "2012-03-23T20:14:24Z")
How do I check the BIOS for boot times? I searched around in there but couldn’t find anything to do with it. > [@JDMSIR](#): > > Could be your girl is cheating on you and getting on chat at 1:00am when your sleeping, ask her. Definitely not the case. She has her own computer to cheat on me with. ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/9 "2012-03-23T20:42:13Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > sounds like the BIOS setting to wake the computer up at a certain time. probably at 1:00AM with a 42 second boot time. Check the BIOS. 1st thing that came to my mind as well. I would have said wake on lan but if the boot time is consistent it’s another setting in BIOS most likely. ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/10 "2012-03-23T21:59:07Z")
I had the same sort of problem but mine was set where it would wake on LAN like Traderbase said and thats an easy fix ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/11 "2012-03-24T05:01:49Z")
Check the task scheduler in windows to see if there are any tasks set to run at that time. There is an advanced setting to wake the computer to run a task. I’m guessing some A/V update or scan is scheduled with this parameter set. ---
**Author:** ![98GCL](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/98gcl/32/7366_2.png) [@98GCL](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98GCL)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/12 "2012-03-24T05:57:06Z")
Do you have smart meter on your house? The electric company is probably snooping on you ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/13 "2012-03-24T06:06:54Z")
Im pretty if you check the system log you can figure out why it shut down. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTSi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@TurboTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTSi)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/14 "2012-03-24T06:52:30Z")
It did it again last night. I checked everything in the task scheduler and nothing is set to go start anywhere near 1am, and again when I checked the event viewer the wake source is unknown. How do I check or fix it in the BIOS? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/15 "2012-03-24T07:18:33Z")
Is the laptop plugged into your network or connected wirelessly? Vista didn’t support wireless wake on lan so if it’s a wake on lan thing it would have to be coming from a wired network connection. If it’s wired lan try leaving it unplugged from the lan tonight. If it’s a bios auto-power up it would be under power management. > **[Power Management Settings - BIOS for Beginners](https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/bios-beginners,1126-8.html)** > > This area of the BIOS seems to be the most misunderstood. When these settings are not properly configured, the result can be systems that do not shut down correctly, or that enter or awaken from the Standby or Hibernate modes improperly. Since... ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/16 "2012-03-24T07:50:33Z")
> [@MPD47](#): > > Probably the same person stealing light bulbs from basements. Set up another computer with a webcam to watch your laptop. Moving the webcam to watch the driveway soon. lightbulbs have been safe but random things laying around the house have magically thrown themselves out. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/17 "2012-03-24T08:17:28Z")
I hate when my computer turns itself on, it’s awkward but I guess that’s what happens when it looks at porn all day. ---
**Author:** ![Neon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@Neon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neon)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/18 "2012-03-24T08:32:11Z")
A failing power supply can randomly turn on the computer. ---
**Author:** ![IROC-Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iroc-z/32/7389_2.png) [@IROC-Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IROC-Z)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/19 "2012-03-24T10:23:12Z")
I had the same problem. It turned on every night at the same time. It was a setting in my bios. I believe it was under “power management” and auto power on was enabled. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTSi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@TurboTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTSi)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465/20 "2012-03-24T11:58:53Z")
Ok I have been trying to get through to the power management in the BIOS but I can’t find it anywhere. Is there a specific way I have to access it? I have Insyde h2o rev. 3.5 as my BIOS. ---------- Post added at 02:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:51 PM ---------- The options I have at the top of the screen are: Main, Security, Diagnostics, System Configuration and Exit. From what I read online there should be an advanced option somewhere. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/computer-keeps-turning-itself-on-every-night/221465.md?page=2)