shutdown

[Mark Grieveson <dg135@torfree.net>]

Hello.  I'm using Debian Etch.  My machine does not completely shutdown
-- I'm required to manually press the button (it's like being back in
Win'95 times).  I've tried both via gdm, and via the command line (if
I'm remembering correctly, "shutdown -h -P now").  In both instances, I
still had to press the button to actually shut the computer down.  Is
there a way to remedy this?  

Mark