Mini Server won't shut down/won't start up until power is pulled

I am running OS X 10.9.1 on a Mac Mini Server 2.6 GHz Intel Core I7 / 16 GB ram. I have been having issues shutting down my Mac. I start the shut down process but it gets to a gray screen/beach ball and will sit there forever until you hold the power button down. I tried shut down again with all external drives disconnected and get no change.
Also, if I leave Mac on sometimes I can login normally and sometimes I find out that it has actually shut down completely by itself. It is not sleeping. I can't seem to turn it on unless I pull power cable.
I have checked temp of unit and it appears to have plenty of ventilation felling only slightly warm to touch. My keyboard is wired and I have a Bluetooth touch pad.
I re-installed the latest "Mavericks" just to make sure but no change. Seems like the shut down issue may have started 1st before I upgraded. When I do get Mac to start back up everything seems normal, no errors. The only thing barking is Google Chrome stating that I can start where I left off. I have not caught it shutting down so I thought it had something to do with the Energy Saving settings but it is at the "Default" setting.
The Mac is definately off and not sleeping, no light on front.
Any tips or help would be appreciated.
Thanks
-Z

OK, I tried setting Energy Savings to 1 minute. The Mac shut down and would not power back up via the power button, had to pull power plug. So it seems to be tied to the Energy settings.

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    This is not really a problem as all hard drives spin down after 10- 20 minutes when not in use, whether your computer is on or off. Leaving the drive on is fine, shutting it off manually is fine.
    -mj
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