# Motherboard won't shut down **URL:** \ **Category:** Newbie\ **Created:** [March 7, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/motherboard-wont-shut-down/78481 "2026-03-07T14:49:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Miguel1964](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/miguel1964/32/98597_2.png) [@Miguel1964](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Miguel1964)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/motherboard-wont-shut-down/78481/1 "2026-03-07T14:49:30Z")
I don’t know if something was enabled or disabled during a kernel update, but I can’t completely shut down the computer. I installed Windows with another drive (yes, I know it’s sacrilege) and tested it. The command to restart and shut down works without problems. I’ve tried with Manjaro, Cachy, Fedora, Mint, U/Kbuntu… but it shuts down in Linux. Honestly, I don’t know what to do. I’ve tried `poweroff -f` and other combinations, but I can’t find a way to shut it down. It freezes. Only the CPU and CPU cooler fans (12 cm) keep running. Is it possessed? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Miguel1964](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/miguel1964/32/98597_2.png) [@Miguel1964](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Miguel1964)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/motherboard-wont-shut-down/78481/3 "2026-03-07T15:33:05Z")
uname -a Linux 2689-V2 6.19.6-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT\_DYNAMIC Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:25:08 +0000 x86\_64 GNU/Linux [miguel@2689-V2 ~]$ And could you tell me what information you need from my configuration or setup? By the way, should I uninstall Windows now? Thanks. :PD I know there are commands in Inxi, but I don’t know which ones are the right ones to show all the information. ---
**Author:** ![MyNameIsNobody](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/mynameisnobody/32/101931_2.png) [@MyNameIsNobody](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/MyNameIsNobody)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/motherboard-wont-shut-down/78481/4 "2026-03-07T15:42:12Z")
There is also a bug in Winblows 11, that has a patch released now, in which the PC does not shutdown and/or it shuts down and then randomly restarts, usually within 30 seconds to a minute but we’ve had laptops wake up while users were sleeping that were NOT plugged in and the battery was dead in the morning. All of our PC/Laptops are work are affected by this but we only use Lenovo and Dell products so it might be contained to OEM stuff I am not sure as I do not use windows at home and those that do always reboot and rarely shutdown Our enterprise just started to roll out the fix from MS on Friday. Also, the default Windows 11 sleep/hibernation settings may be rather aggressive after a recent update. Check them and make sure the PC is not ALWAYS going into sleep/then hibernation when you shut it down. Use the control panel-power options applet as the settings you’re looking for will be in there and using the setting app is useless for this until MS moves them to the settings app. As far as Windows “holding or locking” resources AFTER a reboot into another OS? I’d need proof of that as logically, I do not see how it would be done. Unless you are saying that Windows 11 integrates itself SO deeply into the hardware that it holds/locks resources by manipulating the UEFI? I don’t see how that is possible but I am a technician NOT an engineer so PLEASE explain further if this is somehow possible? For Windows 11 in an admin prompt try doing:save everything before doing this as it will immediately shutdown hard with no save this or that prompts–you’ll lose it if you don’t save it first. shutdown /s /t 0 If that works then leave it off for an hour and see if it just randomly starts up again. Windows is a spy and a thief though. Why anyone would infect their hardware with it is completely beyond me and I used and fixed it for +35 years Put another Linux on that secondary hard drive and use it for a backup OS in case you EndeavourOS gets pooched temporarily. I run cachy OS but am thinking about spreading out to another distro instead of 2 Arch based distro’s. Anyhoo - I hope this gets worked out fast for you. ---
**Author:** ![Miguel1964](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/miguel1964/32/98597_2.png) [@Miguel1964](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Miguel1964)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/motherboard-wont-shut-down/78481/6 "2026-03-07T15:51:43Z")
Thanks for the replies, but as far as I can see, I’ve only installed Windows 10. I wouldn’t touch Windows 11 for anything. Like I said, the computer hasn’t been touched since yesterday, and… there’s no way to turn it off, and I don’t want to mess with or rewrite anything in the BIOS since I’ve checked all the settings and they’re fine. I don’t know, this is the work of the devil or something weird, or maybe my brother “tried” to install Windows 11… I don’t understand anything, seriously. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Miguel1964](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/miguel1964/32/98597_2.png) [@Miguel1964](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Miguel1964)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/motherboard-wont-shut-down/78481/7 "2026-03-07T15:53:19Z")
[miguel@2689-V2 ~]$ inxi -Fzx System: Kernel: 6.19.6-arch1-1 arch: x86\_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1 Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.6.2 Distro: EndeavourOS base: Arch Linux Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: N/A model: Intel X79 serial: Firmware: UEFI vendor: American Megatrends v: 4.6.5 date: 07/17/2019 CPU: Info: 8-core model: Intel Xeon E5-2689 0 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Sandy Bridge rev: 7 cache: L1: 512 KiB L2: 2 MiB L3: 20 MiB Speed (MHz): avg: 1200 min/max: 1200/3600 cores: 1: 1200 2: 1200 3: 1200 4: 1200 5: 1200 6: 1200 7: 1200 8: 1200 9: 1200 10: 1200 11: 1200 12: 1200 13: 1200 14: 1200 15: 1200 16: 1200 bogomips: 83012 Flags-basic: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4\_1 sse4\_2 ssse3 vmx Graphics: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590] vendor: Sapphire driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: GCN-4 bus-ID: 04:00.0 temp: 46.0 C Display: wayland server: [X.org](http://X.org) v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9 compositor: kwin\_wayland driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: kms\_swrast,radeonsi,swrast platforms: active: gbm,wayland,x11,surfaceless,device inactive: N/A API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 26.0.1-arch1.1 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 570 Series (radeonsi polaris10 ACO DRM 3.64 6.19.6-arch1-1) API: Vulkan v: 1.4.341 drivers: radv surfaces: N/A devices: 1 Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr Audio: Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio driver: snd\_hda\_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere HDMI Audio [Radeon RX 470/480 / 570/580/590] vendor: Sapphire driver: snd\_hda\_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 04:00.1 API: ALSA v: k6.19.6-arch1-1 status: kernel-api Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off Server-3: PipeWire v: 1.6.0 status: active Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus-ID: 07:00.0 IF: enp7s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: Bluetooth: Device-1: Cambridge Silicon Radio Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode) driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB bus-ID: 2-1.6:4 Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: bt-v: 4.0 lmp-v: 6 Drives: Local Storage: total: 2.07 TiB used: 16.34 GiB (0.8%) ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Lexar model: SSD NM7A1 1TB size: 953.87 GiB temp: 43.9 C ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 vendor: KIOXIA model: EXCERIA G2 SSD size: 931.51 GiB temp: 34.9 C ID-3: /dev/sda vendor: Drevo model: X1 pro 256G size: 238.47 GiB Partition: ID-1: / size: 936.77 GiB used: 16.34 GiB (1.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 ID-2: /boot/efi size: 1.06 GiB used: 328 KiB (0.0%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 Swap: Alert: No swap data was found. Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 34.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 46.0 C Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 1670 Info: Memory: total: 64 GiB note: est. available: 62.71 GiB used: 3.47 GiB (5.5%) Processes: 373 Uptime: 1h 17m Init: systemd Packages: 1548 Compilers: clang: 21.1.8 gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.3.9 inxi: 3.3.40 ---
**Author:** ![Miguel1964](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/miguel1964/32/98597_2.png) [@Miguel1964](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Miguel1964)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/motherboard-wont-shut-down/78481/9 "2026-03-07T16:05:39Z")
[root@2689-V2 ~]# inxi -Maz **Machine:** **Type:** Desktop **Mobo:** N/A **model:** Intel X79 **serial:** N/A **uuid:** 03000200-0400-0500-0006-000700080009 **Firmware:** UEFI **vendor:** American Megatrends **v:** 4.6.5 **date:** 07/17/2019 [root@2689-V2 ~]# I know that “sleep” or “suspend” mode doesn’t work on this motherboard, but the shutdown function does. In fact, it’s always worked since I bought it, both on Endeavour and other operating systems. But this is beyond me. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Miguel1964](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/miguel1964/32/98597_2.png) [@Miguel1964](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Miguel1964)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/motherboard-wont-shut-down/78481/11 "2026-03-07T16:16:54Z")
Thanks everyone, I’ll try updating the BIOS; if that doesn’t work, I’ll have to buy another one, an X99. Regards. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9ea52f9fd5ef8e609e593c362d61a36295f48be8.png) [@system](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/motherboard-wont-shut-down/78481/12 "2026-03-09T16:17:05Z")
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