hi: i think i have solved the problem: i moved the cube about 2 inches to the right, and part of it was under a pice of furniture. i mived it back nd no more spontaneous start-ups! thanks to all of you who helped me solve this problem, happy new year! gladys > > > On Dec 27, 2007, at 2:07 PM, gladys pérez-almiroty wrote: > >> hi to all: >> i have just found out that my cube is possessed, or as a mind of >> its own. it turns on by itself aprox 2 minutes after i turn it >> off. i have tried the power button, the monitor button and the shut >> down command and it still turns on. at the moment what i am doing >> is turning it off - any of the above mentioned ways work- and when >> it shuts down i turn the battery off. >> any ideas of what could be causing this? it has not been moved >> since the video card scare, but i was planning on upgrading the >> processor with a gigadesign i got the the mac store. >> help me please, please! >> g >>