Questions tagged [shutdown]
Process of cleanly stopping the operating system so the system can be turned off
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Computer won't stay powered up
I have just tried to turn my PC on this morning and it won't stay powered up. It will come on as normal for about 5 seconds, not quite long enough for the monitor to wake up. Then it will power off. ...
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Windows is shutting down screen takes a long 20 minutes
I have an old Windows XP Pro SP1 machine that is having a problem shutting down. In know that XP takes longer to shut down than to startup, but 20 minutes is a little excessive. It always does shut ...
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dell insiron 1525, restarting automatically. How to clean radiator?
my dell inspiron restarts without any reason. Only thing noticeable is fan, at its peaks
before shut down. it looks like heat up issue due to clotted passageways, and if it is how can I clean up my ...
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Power cycles on/off 3 times before booting properly from cold start, no other issues (New System)
Relevant Specs: Sapphire 5850, core i7 920, Seasonic x750 power supply, ECS X58B-A2 mobo.
From a cold boot, meaning all power totally disconnected at the wall, the system will power on for less than ...
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Windows 7, PC Shut Down when CPU is HOT!
Recently I installed a copy of Windows 7 Professional on my Acer 5735Z Laptop and when the CPU (Dual Core T3200) gets Hot the Laptop is Shutting Down. So my question is: Does Windows 7 has a ...
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Shutdown timer that turns off computer when playback ends
I wanted to know if there is a shutdown timer that will actually turn off your computer when it detects no more audio signals. Or if itunes/winamp reaches the end of the playlist. The timer must have ...
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Free auto shutdown for Windows Vista?
Is there any tool (free and virus free) that does an auto shutdown (force) for Windows Vista?
I'm looking to play some songs while I go to sleep and after some time will need the system to shut down ...
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Xserve G5 mysteriously powering down - why?
We have an old Xserve dual G5 running Leopard client OS (don't ask).
Recently - after a few weeks of happy serving - it has started to shutdown overnight. The "Energy Saver" settings have been set to ...
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My computer reboots when I tell it to shutdown
There are about 40 computers at work with this problem. They all have an ASUS P5KPL/1600 motherboard. They are all running SUSE Linux 11.1.
When I tell the computer to shutdown either through the UI ...
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Unexpected shutdown due to overheating?
My computer shuts down during intense use of the processor, but the sensors show that temperature of CPU is less than 78oC.
By intense use, I mean any of the following: playing games, converting/...
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What update was released to Windows XP SP3 this week that would take 15 minutes to install?
I've been very happy with my Windows XP SP3 box, but right now it is shutting down, and has been for 15 minutes, pausing while "Installing update 1 of 1..", this then changes to "Do not turn off or ...
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How to shut down a computer having a particular IP address?
If we have a collection of Windows and Linux computers on a LAN, is it possible to shutdown a computer having a specific IP address, using the Linux shell?
Assume that I do not have ssh or telnet ...
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Why is my shutdown time so long?
Running windows XP SP2 I can be waiting for up to 5 minutes after hitting the shut-down button until the machine actually switches off.
I have tried killing an non essential services/application ...
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Is it possible to find out when my computer crashed?
My XP machine mysteriously turned itself off last night. There's no obvious cause, so I'm trying to track down when it happened so I can figure out what went wrong. I've followed the steps on this ...
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Samsung laptop randomly shuts down
I have a Samsung R560 laptop that is overheating, and shutting itself down under load consistently.
Here are my load/idle temps from Speedfan:
Ignore "Temp1 and Temp2", whatever sensors they are, ...
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