PC has a mind of it's own.

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Published on 2010-04-25T03:47:44Z Indexed on 2010/04/25 3:54 UTC
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When I put my PC into standby, sometimes it randomly awakes, scaring me and waking me up. What could be causing this. No it is not my mouse moving, it can only be powered back on by the power button. It's really strange.

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