power off problems

i have been in contact with several suse 9.1 users who are having trouble with the shutdown, halt, and init 0 command not turning off the power. if you think you can help please review the thread at: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&postid=1245262#post1245262 thanks! p.s. i got into this thread by joining the new suse forum there.