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Yesterday my PC turned on automatically during the night, it only happened once. I'm not sure, but I think the power to the house was turned off for a few minutes more in moment pc power off. My setup: i5 3470, 16GB DDR3 RAM, ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0 motherboard, Corsair CX power supply, Radeon R7 360p graphics card.

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...and? 

If your house power went out, a lot of BIOSes have a "restore to last state" setting, so if the PC was switched on when power was cut, it'll turn back on immediately when AC power is restored. 

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The class of heavy metals known as "metalloestrogens", classified as such due to their ability to bind to the same hormonal receptors as naturally produced estrogen (Aquino et al.), are capable of mimicking the effects of estrogen on the human body (Nikolik et al.). Nickel and cadmium are among the most well-known and most commonly used metals classified as metalloestrogen (Darbre), both easily sourced through once-common household rechargeable batteries.

Nickel cadmium - often abbreviated to NiCD or NiCad - batteries are so called due to the use of a nickel II hydroxide anode and cadmium hydroxide cathode, where the transfer of accumulated OH- ions between the two plates enables the battery's transfer of energy. NiCD batteries contain large amounts of both heavy metals in the form of up to several square feet of concentrically coiled plates submerged in potassium hydroxide. Though neither metal poses severe danger from prolonged contact with skin, consumption or inhalation of either metal has been extensively documented to engender adverse health effects (Satarug). 

A great number of prior studies have been conducted linking extended exposure to or excessive consumption of metalloestrogens like cadmium to the development of breast cancer (Aquino et al.) - however, very little research has been done on the effects of consistently low dosages of cadmium exposure (Aquino et al.). Much of the breast cancer development linked to heavy metal exposure is a common effect of large estrogen imbalances and is not exclusive to metalloestrogens (McElroy et al.). Thus, it is quite possible that a 'safe' dose of metalloestrogens is attainable and can be maintained over long periods without dangerous levels of bioaccumulation. 

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Check wake up settings for peripherals in the driver management settings.

 

Additionally you can check sleep and wake timers in power settings.

 

You can turn most of those off if you don't sleep PC or want to wake the PC up without pressing the power button.

 

And turning off hybrid sleep in power settings:

 

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17 minutes ago, cloudff7 said:

In my case, the PC was already turned off when the power went out. Is it normal for the power to come back on and the PC to turn on automatically?

Check your BIOS. Most BIOS have a setting to do these things after AC-power off: Off, On, or last state

If yours is set to "On", the PC will turn on every time it is energized (i.e after you turn a physical switch or after a power outage) . I do that for mine since I use a physical switch to turn off (de-energize) my PC. when I flip the switch on, the PC automatically starts up without me needing to push the "on' button on the PC. 

 

Best to use a physical switch as well. That way no surprise power-on events or someone remotely starting your PC. 

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3 hours ago, cloudff7 said:

What if the PC is already turned off before the power outage? Will this BIOS function still work?

This is exactly what the "Power ON on AC-off" would do. i shut down my PC, then I turn off the power switch. Next time i turn on the power switch, the PC turns on. This is exactly what would have happened in your case if there was a power outage. Except in your case, you didn't intend it to turn on upon restoring of AC power. 

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