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post #1 of 3
7/11/05 at 12:42am
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I left the laptop on all night on a raised platform for airflow and then I couldnt get it to wake up. I restarted and get the first bios screen before the promise screen and then nothing i cant even get into bios setup. Its not the sys standby button i tapped it around and nada. Any thoughts oh and its a brand new segate hardrive
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post #2 of 3
7/11/05 at 2:38am
OK, here are couple of questions for clarification purposes:

1). Was the computer on or in "sleep" mode?
2). Was the LCD open or shut during this period?
3). How long ago did you install the new drive?

You might try to disconnect the A/C. Remove the battery. Wait about 15 seconds and then depress the normal "Power On" button for at least 20 seconds - I'd recommend 30 or 45 or better yet 60 seconds. This sequence is an undocumented "System Reset" and sometimes clears things up. For some odd reason "Sleep Modes" do not work well with some 8790's. I had one H.ll of a time getting mine to "Wake Up" after I tried it about a year ago and simply don't use that anymore.

Please keep us posted.
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post #3 of 3
7/11/05 at 2:55am
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sorry it was closed and i had a program on that prevents "sleep" so that might have done it i ended up taking the battery and harddrive out and also taking out the battery out of the motherboard it works now. thanks though
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