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Windows powering down for no reason

Started by cheffy , Apr 15 2006 02:51 PM

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cheffy
Posted 15 April 2006 - 02:51 PM

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Hi

it has happened a few times now, my pc suddenly powers down completely and switches off. when i switch it back on it asks for my password and then instantly resumes where it was before, i have not go the machine set to go into standby and cannot figure out why it is doing this.

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wannabe1
Posted 15 April 2006 - 02:59 PM

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Hi cheffy...

Is it going into hibernation? To check this, right click on the desktop and choose "Properties". Click the "Screensaver" tab, then the "Power" button. Click the "Hibernate" tab and make sure the "Enable Hibernation" check box is NOT selected.

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Posted 15 April 2006 - 03:11 PM

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thanks for getting abck to me, i'v checked and hibernate is not enabled

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Posted 15 April 2006 - 03:18 PM

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same place but advanced tab--anything set to standby?
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Posted 15 April 2006 - 03:32 PM

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its got ask for password when resumes from standby and thats it
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