I had shut down Windows on my brand new UX31 (UX31E is the 256GB SSD version) Zenbook, after updating all the drivers (that I would allow installed), and uninstalling the extraneous stuff like SmartLogon, FaceLogon, USB Charger plus, IMEI, and LiveUpdate. I updated the drivers manually after LiveUpdate hung and would not progress, and showed it was downloading when in fact there was no network activity - for a long time. After discovering the Lclick on the Power4gear widget was broken on the update (and the hibernate options vanished), I uninstalled it and installed the original version. Then I updated Windows, 66 updates including the 2 "optionals," and they only took about an hour (or less). Then, after playing with the Asus movie screen saver and watching it, I shut the OS down and closed the lid, waiting for the black screen (I had already rebooted since changing the config) before I closed it.
About 30-60min later, I was getting ready for bed and I heard the Windows start sound! So I checked, and sure enough, the Ultrabook had turned itself on. It was still connected to my home LAN via GB Ethernet cable, so I immediately checked the "Wake on LAN" options in the device manager. Not only was the one in "Power management" still turned off, but I had also disabled the ones in the "advanced" tab as well. Both the wireless and Bluetooth were off, and even so don't they turn off when Windows is exited anyway? The Wireless LED does not come on when I shut the Ultrabook down, and it does not show any "wake" options in the Device manager. The only other device plugged in was the charger. I went into Windows power options, and verified that the wake timers were disabled, for both battery and plugged in.
I Have read that some new computers have Intel's VPRO remote access technology. VPRO is a chip in the mobo that can communicate and it's rumored that it can be activated even when the computer is off, even without external RAM, and can be used to initiate a restore cycle to rebuild the OS to original state (using the restore partition). It is designed for use with remote session software, to be used with OEM (or enterprise) technical support. IMEI is the OS software component of this, to be used when the computer is booted. I uninstalled IMEI. I don't know if this is related to my event.
Any ideas?
Oh, PS: I do really like this Ultrabook a lot. And I don't have much difficulty with the touchpad - after I turned off the 'tap-to-Lclick' option, using the latest Elantech driver/software from the Asus site (1.05.90 I think). Before I turned that off, I was clicking everywhere, despite my attempts to be as gentle as possible - and I am not new to touchpads. It was WAY too sensitive, and there was no adjustment for that (why not?). I think the Asus Instant on might be overkill, and since the system has to be in standby mode for it to work, is only useful for those who use their Ultrabooks often during their day - not suited to my use. Using the standby feature does drain the battery over time (days), but as I don't use this work tool daily it is not very useful for me, I am considering uninstalling it. The bootup only takes 20-30sec, so it's not a big deal to me.
I had to buy an external DVD writer, and it was hard to find one that might work with only a single USB cable plugged in. I settled on the HP USB 2.0 8X External Slot-load Slim Multiformat DVD Writer Model DVD560S, which works perfectly with only a single USB cable plugged in. I even checked it's ability to boot from the drive.
i7-3930K; Asus RIVE; G.SKILL Ripjaws Z 4x4GB DDR3 1866; MSI 7870 2GD5/OC; Crucial M4 SSD 256GB;
Corsair 1000HX; Corsair H100, 4x Excalibur 120mm PWM CPU Fan p-p, AS5; SB X-Fi Titanium Fata1ity Pro;
Dell U2412m IPS 1920x1200; Cooler Master HAF 932 case; Tripp-Lite OMNIVS1500 UPS fully Line-interactive.
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And I have a second (wife's) computer,
Eve.Overclocking is useless to me if it is not rock stable.