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Then I tried to install Windows again with the same result. I tried the 32-bit Windows in case the CD was not bootable because it was 64-bit, but 32-bit was no better. Then I wondered if I was making a mistake in installing Windows. I looked up the installation directions and found that I was supposed to turn off the computer after inserting the installation disk. When I turned it on again, it booted from the installation disk. There were no more problems from that point on.
Then I tried to install Windows again with the same result. I tried the 32-bit Windows in case the CD was not bootable because it was 64-bit, but 32-bit was no better. Then I wondered if I was making a mistake in installing Windows. I looked up the installation directions and found that I was supposed to turn off the computer after inserting the installation disk. When I turned it on again, it booted from the installation disk. There were no more problems from that point on.
12/31: The computer by the phone in lab 403 has been turning off instead of sleeping correctly. I found suggestions online to update the motherboard driver, but I wanted to investigate the computer to discover the cause of the problem. I turned it on, and an error described by [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929826 Microsoft] occurred. I found an [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff793434.aspx explanation] of KMS activation that may be helpful.
After restarting to install important updates, the activation error disappeared, and I continued trying to find information about sleep. One of the [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/266283 knowledge base articles] describes a computer that is unable to wake using the mouse or keyboard. The mouse on the computer by the phone is allowed to wake the computer. [http://www.cnet.com/products/intel-desktop-board-dg33fb-classic-series-motherboard-atx-lga775-socket-g33-series/specs/ CNet] says the motherboard supports ACPI.