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Old April 2nd 05, 08:17 AM
procter
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Default computers turns off...leaves orange button on

the computer has been shutting down,leaves on orange button ,i press button
nothing happens,i then have to go and turn off main power supply its the only
the way i can get computer back on ,is it dust causing it?any suggestions?
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Old April 2nd 05, 08:29 AM
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the computer mabye going into standby and should press a key on the
keyboard mabye that well work.

"procter" wrote:

the computer has been shutting down,leaves on orange button ,i press button
nothing happens,i then have to go and turn off main power supply its the only
the way i can get computer back on ,is it dust causing it?any suggestions?

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Old April 2nd 05, 08:37 AM
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or you can go to control panel,performance and maintenance,power option and
look for turn off hard disk scroll down to never and click ok that well make
it not go into stanby mode

"procter" wrote:

the computer has been shutting down,leaves on orange button ,i press button
nothing happens,i then have to go and turn off main power supply its the only
the way i can get computer back on ,is it dust causing it?any suggestions?

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Old April 2nd 05, 02:09 PM
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thanx flip will try that.....
"flip" wrote:

the computer mabye going into standby and should press a key on the
keyboard mabye that well work.

"procter" wrote:

the computer has been shutting down,leaves on orange button ,i press button
nothing happens,i then have to go and turn off main power supply its the only
the way i can get computer back on ,is it dust causing it?any suggestions?

 




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