Dennis, I think you will find this is the Ethernet connector. The Ethernet circuitry is powered by a standby section of the main power supply in your PC. The reason behind this is to allow the PC to boot from a network connection as opposed to the local HDD. Laird
On 8/2/2011 5:53 AM, Dennis M. Kowallek wrote: > On Tue, 2 Aug 2011 11:19:20 +0100, "Ron Ferguson" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I also picked up the "shut down and leave it for a bit" message years ago, >> and use it more out of habit than for any other reason. The only benefit >> that I can imagine is that it will allow the machine to cool down a little. > This might be getting OT... > > My PC has a jack (don't know if it is for the phone cable or the > ethernet cable off the top of my head) with a lamp that stays lit when I > shut the PC down. But it will turn off if I unplug the power from the > PC. So a component on my PC might not be fully resetting even after I > shutdown Windows. Just another thing to watch out for if you are having > problems. > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
