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- Laptop won't boot . . .
- A night ago, my bf was playing dota on my laptop and then i left it on for the whole night after he exitted the game. also i ran another full screen program & didn't turn my laptop off because i accidentally fell asleep and the next morning when i...
- Tags: Notebooks, o1b_eb3@..., power button, laptop computer, motherboard, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-03-15
- Power Button (exe)
- Power Button is an application designed to give you the ability to automatically start/stop the external hardware associated with a desktop application just in one click, as you usually start a desktop application such as winamp or windows media player. For example, when you click the desktop icon to start...
- Tags: Power Button, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2007-02-06
- how do I wake a hybernating computer?
- My Dell inspiron laptop went into hybernation by itself, now I can't get it to turn on.Yes, good old hybernation, tried pressing the power button? May have to pull the battery out and start off fresh. Then maybe do another test to see if hybernation locks the laptop...
- Tags: battery, computer, hybernation, laptop computer, monitor, myjerkyshoppe@..., power button, windows
- Q&A 2006-08-09
- XP Reboots when selecting Shut Down
- I have a XP Home PC (SP2)(Dell Dimension 5100) where when selecting shutdown, the system reboots.Also if you press the power button, the system does not power of, but reboots.Have used the recovery cd to restore factory defaults but again reboots when selecting shutdown. I do not have RoxioEasy CDDirect...
- Tags: motherboard, BIOS, swITch, support@..., windows, power button, Microsoft Windows XP
- Q&A 2006-05-06
- Motherboard Trouble
- Less then 24hours ago, this computer was working fine, during this time it was off. When it was turned on today, it sounded three beeps pause and repeated. After replacing the power supply and turning it on it did not beep, but there was no video display (no...
- Tags: CPU, hard drive, hardware, hardware issue, memory, monitor, motherboard, OneMercury, power button, power supply, video, video card
- Discussion threads 2005-07-23
- my toshiba laptop is frozen!!
- I was on AOL that I had just installed and AIM but then it said error so it shut down.. and then I went to uninstal AOL and i left-clicked and the thing froze but the mouse was still moving so i hit CTRL ALT DEL and it took 5...
- Tags: Actressbabe137@..., America Online Inc., laptop computer, Power, swITch, windows
- Q&A 2004-11-12
- PC not switching on
- My pc does not want to switch on and yes it is plugged in correctly. I checked the powersupply and the screen, speakers, fan, etc. all works fine. Is it the motherboard or CPU and how can I test this?The power button on the box gave some trouble...
- Tags: PC, ronel_minnie@..., swITch
- Q&A 2004-10-05
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- pc will not power up
- pc will not power up, I have removed the cover, when the power is turned off the CPU fan moves a little bit and a yellow LED blinks once, what is causing the pc not to power up, its was put up in a corner because it will not power...
- Tags: Corporate governance, tomalinm@..., power supply, board, PC
- Discussion threads 2007-09-30
- Power button broke on Toshiba Satellite A105 Laptop
- Hey guys,The power button on my laptop was loose and sliding around for about three months. Today it finally broke off when someone tried to power it up. Is there any way I can install a replacement button or power it up without a button? I tried...
- Tags: Notebooks, Kevhouse0308@..., laptop computer, Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-26
- Computer Won't Power UP/Down Properly
- Hey All,My computer has some major power issues. If it is plugged in, the power turns on. Resulting in the power supply, processor and case fans all turning on and the power LED being lit. However, nothing further happens. I can't here the hard drives spinning and there is no...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, shanlon@..., computer, mother board
- Discussion threads 2007-10-11
- Turn off computer button behaving like the restart button
- Clicking start then "turn off computer" button closes windows XP then restarts the computer immediately behaving like a "restart" button.Can not switch off from the "power" button. swithching off only from on/off switch at the back of computer. Any advice.That is strangeIf you use the start/turn off computer does it...
- Tags: computer, aljezairy@...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-25
- soooo over
- i replaced my power supply,upgrading to a 1200watt as needed for my 2 8800gt cards. now my computer will not reboot with just choosing shut off on pc and will not shut off with power button in front only way to turn it off is power button on power supply....
- Tags: davidsgirl23503@...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-11
- ATX case power button
- ATX case power button is occasionlly working how do I by pass the button? My OS is XP pro. If I replace the switch, does it need to be continuious on or only on while pushing in the button?MomentaryOn an ATX computer system, the power switch...
- Tags: Joel727@..., ATX
- Discussion threads 2007-09-02
- shut down problems
- my computer hangs wwith the it's ok to shut down computer now and won't shut off. also it won't shut off by holding the power button in either. i have tried to go into power management and tell it to shut down with no luck. is the power...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, jnaff2@...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-10
- stand by button in inactive state
- i am unable to keep my laptop in stand by modebe couse stand by button in unactive state. only turn off and restart buttons are in active stateOS IS WINXP PRO.pls give me solution for thisI agree with sgt_shultz, This sounds like a power setting in either the BIOS...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, standby, BIOS
- Q&A 2005-10-19
- PC power button
- I have a Dell on my network that will not power up at all. Although the power button will light up, all it does is blink. PC will not POST into BIOS or anything. Am I correct in thinking it is a power supply issue...get a new power supply box/unit?While...
- Tags: Cha, it management, PC, phunter@..., power supply
- Q&A 2004-10-24
- Compaq Evo D500 Motherboard Problems
- I'm a tech here at Intechra and a recent problem I been getting with the Evo's is the motherboard is getting power but it's turning on. Two LED's on mobo light up with are the power and then when you press the power button or hold it, the power...
- Tags: Notebooks, Handhelds, alligs123@..., Compaq Evo, Compaq Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-26
- Compaq computer fan comes on computer wont power up
- I have an old compaq computer that will not power up. If I unplug it and plug it back up, the fan starts running but the computer will not power up. The light comes on on the power button but the power button has no affect. Is the PS unit...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Compaq Computer Corp., mcooknoe@..., Thank-you, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-11-10
- Can't turn off computer with power button when windows XP has shut down
- I installed windows XP on a dual processor machine Dell Poweredge 1300 which was previously operating as a server with win NT server. After I have shut down windows XP it gives me the message it is safe to tun off your computer. It will NOT shut off with the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, tynwaldmills@..., power button xp dual processor, windows, software, hardware, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-01-30
- ACPI in Linux - Myths Vs. Reality
- Major Linux distributors have been shipping ACPI in Linux for several years, yet mis-perceptions about ACPI persist in the Linux community. This paper addresses the most common myths about ACPI in Linux. When users boot in ACPI-mode instead of legacy-mode, the first thing they notice is that the power button...
- Tags: ACPI, Linux, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2007-06-30
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