roaminggnome55
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hi again everyone,
well, this problem has been going on for a while but it wasn't until now that I've decided to ask you nice folks on cf. My computer (a dell, unfortunately) does this thing where if I turn it off for too long (15+ minutes) it doesn't turn back on. In order to turn it back on, i need to either a) unplug everything in the back, wait, plug in the power cord and then go from there, or if a fails, then b) reset the motherboard by taking out the battery and putting it back in. I don't want to do this to the mobo too much so i generally just keep my computer on all the time. but occasionally (trips, etc) i want to turn off my computer but i can't because I don't want to have to go through the whole ordeal of getting it working again. I've talked to many people about this, and nobody knows anything about it. I've googled it, and still nothing useful. The dell tech support couldn't have been farther from helpful, and I'm starting to get frustrated with my computer. If anyone has this problem or thinks they know how to fix it PLEASE share with me before i get fed up and drop-kick my computer out my window.
thx much
The Roaming Gnome
well, this problem has been going on for a while but it wasn't until now that I've decided to ask you nice folks on cf. My computer (a dell, unfortunately) does this thing where if I turn it off for too long (15+ minutes) it doesn't turn back on. In order to turn it back on, i need to either a) unplug everything in the back, wait, plug in the power cord and then go from there, or if a fails, then b) reset the motherboard by taking out the battery and putting it back in. I don't want to do this to the mobo too much so i generally just keep my computer on all the time. but occasionally (trips, etc) i want to turn off my computer but i can't because I don't want to have to go through the whole ordeal of getting it working again. I've talked to many people about this, and nobody knows anything about it. I've googled it, and still nothing useful. The dell tech support couldn't have been farther from helpful, and I'm starting to get frustrated with my computer. If anyone has this problem or thinks they know how to fix it PLEASE share with me before i get fed up and drop-kick my computer out my window.
thx much
The Roaming Gnome
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