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Will my hard drives be harmed if I hold down the power button for 5 seconds? [duplicate]
Sometimes I face the problems with my video card, so the system freezes. Reset button is broken, so the only way is to hold down power button for 5 secs. Guess that this action differs from power loss,...
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Can forcing a shutdown of my computer damage the hard disk? [duplicate]
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Can a power failure or forceful shutdown damage hardware?
If I turn off my computer by forcing it, can it damage my hard disk?
What is this scary noise (clam!) which the ...
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What damage is done when you force shut down? [duplicate]
If I were to hold down the power button and choke my PC to death, what damage in any of the parts will happen? Will the hard drive screw up because it was writing something? What will happen?
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Is a hard shutdown harmful to computer hardware? [duplicate]
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Can a power failure or forceful shutdown damage hardware?
If I switch off my computer pressing the power button for five (5) seconds, can I break any of the components, damage ...
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Why do operating systems have an option to shut down? [duplicate]
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I want to know why operating systems require us to shut down using an option. Why can't I just power off with a mechanical switch?
Will I damage the hardware or corrupt my data ...
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Why is it not recommended to shut down a computer "brutally" (power switch)? [duplicate]
It is now in the general knowledge that one should not shut down a computer using its power switch. But why is that exactly? Is it a myth that stuck from past architectures?
Is it solely to prevent ...
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What happens with a normal disk when you unplug power vs an SSD [closed]
We are using SSD's sata2 disks, but they often get corrupt.
I also see that users on their desktop, don't use the on off switch from the computer but use the main power-switch of their office room. ...
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Is it recommended to shutdown the power plug when Windows display "Shutting Down..." message
May I know if it is recommended to shutdown the power plug when Windows display "Shutting Down..." (or sort of) message?
Sometime, when you click the "Shut Down" button, the computer seems to waiting ...
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Windows 8 not booting at all
I am using a Lenovo ThinkPad Twist with Windows 8, and it isn't booting at all. It doesn't even show the Lenovo logo or anything. It makes no sound, nothing. It used to work. It stopped working after ...
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Are there any safeguards for the case that the ac power is disconnected from a Desktop PC such as an Asus Rog or a small Alienware
Some small form factor PC's such as
Alienware
(http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-steam-machine/pd?ref=PD_OC) or
Asus Rog (http://www.asus.com/us/Tower-PCs/ROG-series-Products/)
have ac adapters ...
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