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My computer shutdowns itself, how can I diagnose it?
I have a 5 years old Dell XPS 8100.
A couple of days ago, it suddenly shutdown itself and then restarted again. Just like if there had been a power supply outage at home... except there wasn't one: ...
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Can unplugging a VM be harmful?
We know that unplugging the power cable from a PC may damage your hard drive and may corrupt your OS.
Could the same harm (or any harm) happen if I unplug a VM (simulated by Power Off option in VBox ...
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Laptop Power Button Won't Shut Down Stuck Installing Windows Updates
I have a Toshiba Tecra R950 laptop with Windows 7 64 bit. Last night it seemed stuck on the installing updates screen while shutting down. I let it run all night and it is still stuck. So I decided to ...
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Identify last linux shutdown time
We have a server running RHEL 5.
Sometimes the power cuts and the server is down (the UPS handles only 30 min).
I want to be able to to identify the time of the shutdown, in an other term the last ...
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Are there any good reasons for halting system without cutting power?
Are there any good reasons to halt a system without switching off power to the hardware? I mean using the halt command without using the -p switch.
I haven’t been able to find an answer on the ...
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Shut down PC at a determined time
I have a software (calibre ebook manager) that fetches news at 6 am. I want to do the following :
Wake computer at 5:50 if not already on.(easily done in bios)
A scheduler opens calibre at 5:55 (done)...
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How to run an application in linux just before poweroff and after linux shutdowned itself
I have a embedded system that needs to be power off itself after shutdown. To power off, the Linux should send a command via an i2c to another device to power off the Linux board.
So to shutdown and ...
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Computer starts and shuts down. After pushing the power on, it functions normally
Enviroment:
* I have a working room with a common power switch for all the room. Every time I leave the room I switch the power off.
* In this room I have a Fujitsu Siemens computer running Windows XP....
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git corrupted on ubuntu vbox, power failure with proper shutdown
i use git on ubuntu headless server on virtualbox on my laptop.
when i shut down the pc, i don't bother shutting down the virtualbox, i just shutdown the pc.
it never was a problem.
it was fine since ...
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Computer shutdown when holding keys for too long
I'm using a Manjaro Linux with an XMonad desktop. I'm still not able to reproduce the exact conditions of the bug but very ofter when holding a key for very long, the keyboard will freeze (just that, ...
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Laptop shuts off unexpectedly while in motion
Recently I've been encountering a very annoying problem during my commute in which my laptop unexpectedly powers off. I am using a Dell Inspiron 15 with a touchscreen. The laptop is just a bit over a ...
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Does the computer keep using electric while it is shutdown?
Does the computer keep using electricity when it is shutdown?
I had a computer a long time ago that was very old, even without windows, it had only DOS. Then I bought new computer so I still had my ...
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Power button doesn't work in WIndows 7
So I have a dell notebook which doesn't shut down when I press the power button. I can select shutdown from the Start Menu though.
I think it's a software problem because I can turn on the computer ...
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NAS not shutting down
I'm running a network attached storage appliance (Iomega ix2-200) which is running some sort of Debian variant. Recently, the unit has been unable to shutdown cleanly, either via the web interface or ...
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No guest shutdown in Linux/Ubuntu?
I had to shut down a bunch of Linux boxes tonight because we have an upcoming power outage for the whole building. I did not know any passwords for most of the boxes.
So, (on the Ubuntu desktop) I ...
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Why does Windows hang (until I press and hold the power button) after issuing a software shut down/restart?
My server, which I built with some spare computer parts, does not power off after when I shut down from the OS. When I try to shut down, Windows closes all programs and goes through the shutdown ...
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how to automate pc shutdown & power off?
How could I automate the nightly shutdown and power off of my computer at the mains. That is aiming to use zero electricity during the night.
Requirements
Can configure time you want shutdown ...
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Computer shuts down after a few seconds in Windows (power issue?)
I built a computer for a friend about 3 years ago. A few days ago the computer crashed to bluescreen and then shut down. When booting the next time, there were artefacts all over the screen. The ...
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My computer doesn't start - it is stuck in a turn-on, turn-off loop
When pressing the power button, my computer starts making start-up noises, but after a few seconds it shuts down. Then, after 2-3 seconds, it automatically starts turning on again and a few seconds ...
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Odd Shut down issue
Whenever I shut down my computer by press power button or shutting down in Windows 8 my computer comes on by moving the mouse.
I know it sounds like sleep mode but it's not.
Just to make sure it ...
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Seagate external hard disk does not power down
When my computer is off, this external hard disk remains on, consuming power. It is permanently warm, and inside components are active (perhaps the fan?).
I have a UPS for the system so a complete ...
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Computer randomly turning off after BIOS update?
I recently built a new PC, which has been running fine up until a BIOS update yesterday.
I normally wouldn't update BIOS unless there were issues and in this particular case, the AMD FX-6100 CPU I'd ...
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What do you do when you're not allowed to turn off the computer (but must)?
We've all been there. You're installing a new major system for a client and you're finishing up with installing all required updates and this happens.
Image taken from petur.eu
Or, more specifically,...
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Safe to shutdown by pressing power button 1. in bios setting mode 2. in bootloader?
Is it safe to shutdown my PC by pressing the power button
while it's in the BIOS setting mode?
while it's in a bootloader (in my case grub), without a timeout?
If not, are there any good way to ...
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My computer shuts off while I'm using it and when I try to turn it on, the fans go off
It's an emachines ET1831-01.
About two years ago the power went off a lot while the computer was being used. After a while it would turn off while in use and when we I would try to turn it on the fans ...
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Laptop keeps shutting off at random
My laptop has been just randomly shutting off. I've had my laptop for about 3-4 years and I've kept it good as new. But sometimes when I leave it on and come back to it after 2 mins, the computer will ...
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Computer shutdown and will not power back on
Windows 7 64 bit. Was running a normal app (compiler IDE). System shutdown as if there was a power loss, but there was not... Started back up in Windows safe mode. Started up fine, but approx 2 ...
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PC shut downs automatically after 10-20 second. No POST screen, no beeps
I have this not-so-old computer that's not being used for a year or so.
Specs:
Motherboard: ASUS PN5-E SLI
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E4300
RAM:2x2GB SuperTalent DDR2-800
VGA: Zogis GeForce 7950GT
PSU: ...
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Mac randomly shutting down with APC UPS
My Mac is randomly shutting down even though I have an APC UPS. I bought a new Mac, and the same thing is happening with this computer, so it is not a power supply issue. Any ideas?
The UPS ...
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Can a PC be set up not to shut down when unplugged?
I have a laptop now, and I love that when the power goes out accidentally (blackout from a storm, accidentally gets unplugged...), the laptop does not shutdown on me, it just switches to battery ...
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