Why does the shut down box pop up?

this is a new problem and seems unrelated to software running. if i don't see the box pop up and the machine begins to shut down on its own-i will come back to a blue screen and have to do a hard shut down. what I've done. unplugged everything and plugged back in. performed a hardware test-it's ok.
booted in safe mode. repaired permissions. one thing I have not been able to do and that's boot up from the install disc or the tech tool disc. right now, I'm creating a bootable backup on an external drive using synk standard
any suggestions?

it happens with the keyboard disconnected. I was surprised it booted up without going through the user screen so I didn't have to enter my password.
and on another note, I'm sure it's obvious, but how do I boot up from my external drive with my imac? the other day when I was having serious issues while trying to fix this problem, I was unable to boot from my install disc
thanks so much for your time

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