Well, it has been two weeks NOW!!!!! Wow,... this really did the trick!! and....... Tamed my OPTi 755 from a radical destructive monster ... ..into a manageable, obedient French Maid.. I say Thanks again!!
Thank you so much! I've got the 755 Slim which I recently did a video on and this issue was driving me insane. Now I feel much better about leaving it plugged in.
This problem is not only new computers but goes back to some older motherboards like DQ45CB. Here is a little quote from the DELL discussion board: : DQ45CB - powers on,off FritzWue Sep 23, 2010 12:46 AM Let me give the answers to my own question: Intel Active Management Technology. It's not a bug, it's a feature! I is activated in bios by default and configured to allow remote control in standby and off mode. In the box there is no explanation how to configure this, not on paper and not on cd. Here we go: Enter bios with F2, navigate to Intel ME. The default password is admin (case sensitive), you have to change that to a strong password before proceding. Your password has to be 8 to 32 characters long and must have at least one upper case character, one lower case character, one number, and a special character like !,@,#,$,%,^,&,*. Important: If you are using a non U.S. keyboard remember that the U.S. keyboard layout is active when in bios! Then go to IME configuration and change manageable feature from Intel AMT to none. Hit ESC and exit bios saving changes. That's it, more info here: www.intel.com/technology/manage/downloads/amt_smbusiness.pdf If someone already configured the IME and you can't enter you may reset it by running the maintenance menu after changing the bios configuration jumper. REMEMBER: The board must be disconnected from linepower while setting this jumper, otherwise it might be damaged.
Thanks......My 755 opti has always had this very unique problem and what you speak of seems to make alot of sense.!!!! Since mine was a factory referb unit....likely setup for server remote biz it was/is a tough one to track down.....Like a Ghost in the machine.?? Or more scientifically an intermitant connection. Where this REALLY screwed me was in the middle of a windows 7 major update.....Corrupted my boot into a unfixable boot loop.....and I'm still rrecovering from it.... pain in the ARSE But if your fix proves true.........in time? ....thanks much.....
Hello There. Worked like a treat, thank you. However, my initial problem is: When the PC is turned off over night, with each day it takes longer to start up. The turn on switch clicks/flashes every few seconds or so. I found earlier when it began that, if I hold the switch in before turning the mains on, it starts up straight away, but not anymore. It seems like the capacitors are charging slowly in the front usb board. Do you have any advice on this, please. Thanks again and keep safe you and yours.
Looks like my problem is the front panel. I disconnected it and shorted the power on pin, and it is working so far... 5 minutes... but longer than before anyway
Same thing happened here. I was trying to make mine a sleeper PC (by putting a new Quad -core i7 and gtx 1070ti). Well I thought that it needed a detail from all that 12 year old dust. I took off the Heat sink and CPU fan. Then I put my CPU in and out do get some dust out of the case. I think my CPU slipped so it got damaged??. My solution was to take out the CPU let the computer run without it then put it back it. It doesn't turn on and off in a loop like it used to. Everything seems normal until when I connect to a monitor I don't get any picture or anything it doesn't even know there a GPU plugged in. Idk try this solution and just let me know what happens "Super curious".
phasma gamingGR yes I also have a stock PC. But if you remove the heat sink with a screw driver you can access your cpu which should fix the shutting on and off in a loop
