"Asus users, however, have a tried and tested solution to this problem, directly attributed to power management settings of the IEEE 1394 Bus Host Controller. Get to the specified host controller group in the Device Manager and look up the properties of the host controller device within the group, the “VIA 1394 OHCI Compilant Host Controller”. Change the settings to allow this device to be turned off to save power and the system shut down process will no longer be a problem".
Click “Start”, on “Computer” click right mouse button and select “Properties”, click “Device Manager”, select “IEEE 1394 Bus Host Controllers” group, only contains one device called “VIA 1394 OHCI Compilant Host COntroller” on that click right mouse button and select “Properties”, select “Power Management” tab, and finally check the “Allow the computer to tur off this device to save power” box!