Gearheads of War :: Looking for some help...

Don't shut it off

;-)

Sorry.... No help from me.

"I do not tell lies, but I am a savage".

by Kenai 91 on Sat Jul 19, 2008 at 06:39:19 PM EST

Push it harder.

by MacheteMan7 on Sat Jul 19, 2008 at 06:53:28 PM EST

Great

advice, I'm sure he didn't think of that ;)

by GearsChrisB on Sat Jul 19, 2008 at 06:57:55 PM EST
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Idea Sweety, sorry :(

by GearsChrisB on Sat Jul 19, 2008 at 07:12:57 PM EST

Oh snap

That's actually a pretty big issue. The fact that it sometimes works is strange though... and a sign of hope.

You tried opening up the laptop? Any way that the plastic part of the button just got messed up and isn't hitting the switch on the board?

Eat A Peach

by Zoso Fan on Sat Jul 19, 2008 at 07:18:59 PM EST

Ya I've remove the top layer

and pushed a white button that the above plastic button is suppose to hit...Same luck. It's somewhere deeper. =/ Any ideas?

Community Manager
GearHeads: Always running above 60 FPS~Nothing Less. -carr

by SweetTea023 on Sat Jul 19, 2008 at 07:21:43 PM EST
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If you have

Norton Antivirus, that could be it. It is notorious for causing EXTREMELY long start up and shutdown times.

Fallout 3 WOoOoOoOt... WOoOt!

by AvatarJC on Sat Jul 19, 2008 at 07:35:17 PM EST
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Well, it's not that it is taking forever

it's just that the power button isn't communicating to power up the computer until it feels it's good and ready.

thanks though =)

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GearHeads: Always running above 60 FPS~Nothing Less. -carr

by SweetTea023 on Sat Jul 19, 2008 at 07:36:53 PM EST
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old desktop I had to put two wires together in order to get it to start, pretty messed up LOL but it worked. It was like hot wiring my PC :)

by GearsChrisB on Sat Jul 19, 2008 at 07:38:40 PM EST
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One idea I have...

I CAN push a similar button to the left that opens up Dell's "MediaDirect" Now there is no way to move from here to my main PC within the interface, but shouldn't there be some way to do this otherwise?

Or maybe even change that button's use from sending me to MediaDirect to starting up my PC?

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GearHeads: Always running above 60 FPS~Nothing Less. -carr

by SweetTea023 on Sat Jul 19, 2008 at 07:39:06 PM EST

Grab

your laptop firmly, open a window, and throw it out the window. That will turn it off

"Look, the thing about my family is there's five of us. Marge, Bart, Girl Bart, the one who doesn't talk, and the fat guy. How I loathe him"

by Wangler1316 on Sat Jul 19, 2008 at 08:41:33 PM EST

Yeah

but then how does he turn it back on???? ;)

by GearsChrisB on Sat Jul 19, 2008 at 08:52:44 PM EST
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don't think that far ahead. I'm like a dog chasing a car, I wouldn't know what to do if I caught it" Joker

"Look, the thing about my family is there's five of us. Marge, Bart, Girl Bart, the one who doesn't talk, and the fat guy. How I loathe him"

by Wangler1316 on Sat Jul 19, 2008 at 08:55:41 PM EST
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LOL

by GearsChrisB on Sat Jul 19, 2008 at 08:57:54 PM EST
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Hah!

"Would you like to know how I got these scars on my face??"

by johnart on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 03:07:37 PM EST
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i leave mine on 24-7

i let it sleep when when i close screen

not feasible some of the time for you maybe

ROLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by DEGREES OF FREEDOM on Sun Jul 20, 2008 at 08:22:08 AM EST