Now I don't know if anyone reads this, still I will post it. Feel free to let me know if you read this and want to see more posts. From time to time I might post something, even without requests.
A few days ago when I was sleeping, it was around 4 am. When suddenly I woke up from a strange noise and light. My room was lit in blue and it sounded like fans were spinning. When I turned around I saw my computer running. I can see this because it has a window in the side-panel, and because it has some blue (and white) LEDs inside. First I thought that I didn't turn the PC of, but I always turn off the power switch that powers my two monitors.
So I stood up and walked to my PC and turned it off again. When I turned around and almost was in my bed the PC powered on again... So I turned it off again and turned around, waiting just for a second, and bamm it powered back on... I look back towards the PC wondering what might cause it. Now I do got an IR-USB receiver attached to it, so I thought maybe that thing is going nuts. I turned around took my remote and put it in my drawer.
I powered down the PC yet again (fifth time so far) and went back to bed. This time it took a bit longer then a second or so for it to turn back on. Again I went to shut it down and I waited, I waited for 10 seconds and nothing happened. Just about when I was going back to bed again bamm the PC powered back on. Now I thought maybe I get some signal from outside, so I opened my door... nothing there, look at my window... closed with rollers... so what... what could it be? I looked at my night stand and saw the remote for my lights. Since it also uses IR I thought, maybe, nah, but maybe?? So I put that remote in my drawer as well. And just to be sure I also put my TV remotes in a drawer. Now when I powered down the PC yet again I waited for some time and sadly it powered back on.
Because I couldn't figure out what caused the issue. As all devices that could broadcast IR were in drawers. I turned off my PC again, this time it didn't want to power off completely. The screens were black but all lights were still lid and the fans still spinning. So I long pressed the power button on the front-side of the PC and it powered down completely. Quickly I turned off both power switches and headed back too bed.
I still haven't figured out what caused the issue. My PC didn't have a timer set, nor do any of the remotes (except for one, duh) power the PC when I press any or all buttons. Still find it strange but it didn't happen again (yet). However I've also had my ceiling light go on/off by itself and my ceiling fan. The ceiling fan/light usually goes on/off when I am operating my telly. And due too the rollers in-front of my window no IR from outside can come in. Nor does anyone in my house pull this kind of prank.
Anyway I now wonder if my PC is just possessed or gained a will of it's own. Might it happen again I will try to record it and for sure ask what it wants to do. Maybe it just wanted to play a game. "How about a nice game of chess?"
