Can a computer turn itself on?

[lini]

Things turning on by themselves because of spikes on the power line - yup, that can happen: My old Grundig vcr often did that, probably being triggered by fridge activity. So I'd also deem that a possibility for PCs in soft-off state (shut down by software). Mind you that my electric installation here in the house is rather vintage with classic nulling (no real protective ground lines; protective ground is shunted to the neutral line in every outlet) and only one circuit & fuse for everything in my place.

EAE: Cleaning personnel, maybe? A possible scenario would be: They enter in the evening, find no free outlets for their vacuum cleaners and hence need to unplug some stuff. Some of the pcs could be set to "on after power-loss" (check BIOS settings!), which thus would run after being plugged in again...

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[EyeAmEye]

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Originally Posted by lini /img/forum/go_quote.gif Things turning on by themselves because of spikes on the power line - yup, that can happen: My old Grundig vcr often did that, probably being triggered by fridge activity. So I'd also deem that a possibility for PCs in soft-off state (shut down by software). Mind you that my electric installation here in the house is rather vintage with classic nulling (no real protective ground lines; protective ground is shunted to the neutral line in every outlet) and only one circuit & fuse for everything in my place. EAE: Cleaning personnel, maybe? A possible scenario would be: They enter in the evening, find no free outlets for their vacuum cleaners and hence need to unplug some stuff. Some of the pcs could be set to "on after power-loss" (check BIOS settings!), which thus would run after being plugged in again... Greetings from Munich! Manfred / lini

Cleaning people aren't allowed after hours (after 5PM) and they don't have keys to the offices. Aside from my own staff, there are a few supervisors from other offices that have keys, and one in particular I have suspected from the beginning. Coincidently

, the very same person I have suspected since day one (has been ongoing for about 3 weeks now), was complaining to our superior roughly 30 minutes ago about the camera. Weird, huh?

 

[ken36]

sure it can, a computer will wake up, if you set it up that way.

 

[F1GTR]

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Originally Posted by mobayrasta /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Gov't restarts my computer all the time.( I get a little message before) But a monitor.....I don't think that is possible over a network. I could be wrong but I don't think so.

Uhhhh...what?

 

[Thelonious Monk]

yes, there are logical explanations. that doesn't mean they apply, and the guy you think is doing it is probably doing it. all of the explanations here are very very unlikely to happen with random computers and speakers too, etc.

if it stops now that the camera is there, the guy was obviously up to something.

 

[EyeAmEye]

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Originally Posted by Thelonious Monk /img/forum/go_quote.gif yes, there are logical explanations. that doesn't mean they apply, and the guy you think is doing it is probably doing it. all of the explanations here are very very unlikely to happen with random computers and speakers too, etc. if it stops now that the camera is there, the guy was obviously up to something.

For the record, it's a woman, and a POS at that, always in everyone else's business. I've tried to have her keys revoked from the office before, actually have everyone's keys that aren't in my office revoked, but it was a no-go.

I'm betting the camera will stop all the nonsense, it was more of an irritation than anything else. Would've loved to see her get caught and fired though...