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#308549 - 02/26/10 06:06 AM My PC Is Whackadoodle
Merme Merme Grande Damme Garden Helper Registered: 10/30/04 Posts: 22119 Loc: Maine	James, my desktop is acting possessed! It is a Dell, brought newly refurbished last summer. It has worked great until this week. Then it started turning itself off and back on again. Sometimes six or seven times in a row before shuttng down completely. When I try to turn it on, it will only go to a sort of standby mode. If I leave it like that, it will start up several hours later, run well, and then suddenly shut off again. Then last night when I tried again to start it, I heard a sound of a broken fan, so I shut it down immediately. I ran all the scans and nothing turned up. I've been unable to reach our local guru -- he may be in CA on vacation. So, any insights or suggestions would be most welcome. Right now I am using my son's school laptop which is a macbook and vry unfamiliar! Thanks! Merme _________________________ Compatible Parts
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#309198 - 03/04/10 05:55 PM Re: My PC Is Whackadoodle [Re: Merme]
afgreyparrot afgreyparrot Official Problem Child! Great Gardener Registered: 09/15/09 Posts: 546 Loc: Lost in space	Quote: my desktop is acting possessed! Bill had a possessed computer. Every night at exactly midnight it would turn itself on. (...well, that sounded kinda kinky...) Anyway...he cleaned everything off of it and sent it to my dad because my dad's computer was way over the hill and he couldn't get on the internet anymore. A very nice gift that my dad was very happy to receive. One day my dad calls me up (I was still in Washington) and he says "This computer is possessed! I turn it off every night and when I wake up it's back on!" Hope you get your computer straightened out... _________________________ ~Cinja~ I live vicariously through myself
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#309266 - 03/05/10 05:05 PM Re: My PC Is Whackadoodle [Re: afgreyparrot]
Moguai Moguai Mr. Gizmo The Tech Penguin Dream Gardener Registered: 06/11/05 Posts: 1415 Loc: Portland, OR; USA	Well, turning itself ON I'd say it's possibly a "wakeup" setting in the bios (either "wakeup timer" or "Wake on Lan")... On and OFF I'm not sure; not too sure what would be turning it OFF specifically... Try a virus scan (Avast AntiVirus is free) and a malware scan (Spybot Search and Destroy) may help find any issues... _________________________ I'm James from VNC Web Design, I help Bill, any questions? If you'd like to learn more about my family and I, you can do so at Corthell.net! You can view my wishlist here.
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#309377 - 03/06/10 06:56 PM Re: My PC Is Whackadoodle [Re: Moguai]
afgreyparrot afgreyparrot Official Problem Child! Great Gardener Registered: 09/15/09 Posts: 546 Loc: Lost in space	Originally Posted By: Moguai Well, turning itself ON I'd say it's possibly a "wakeup" setting A lot of men have that problem in the morning. _________________________ ~Cinja~ I live vicariously through myself
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#309378 - 03/06/10 07:17 PM Re: My PC Is Whackadoodle [Re: afgreyparrot]
Wild Willy Wild Willy The Gnome Dream Gardener Registered: 08/22/02 Posts: 3568 Loc: Cedar Hill, Washington	I refuse to comment..... _________________________ The Gnome
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#309380 - 03/06/10 07:26 PM Re: My PC Is Whackadoodle [Re: Wild Willy]
Tina Tina Webkinz Queen Garden Helper Registered: 11/12/05 Posts: 22745 Loc: So. Cal.	_________________________ ~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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#309384 - 03/06/10 07:55 PM Re: My PC Is Whackadoodle [Re: Tina]
JunieGirl JunieGirl Frogger Garden Helper Registered: 10/13/06 Posts: 23996 Loc: Worden, Illinois	_________________________ .............................. Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!!
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#309385 - 03/06/10 08:01 PM Re: My PC Is Whackadoodle [Re: JunieGirl]
afgreyparrot afgreyparrot Official Problem Child! Great Gardener Registered: 09/15/09 Posts: 546 Loc: Lost in space	Did I hijack this topic or WHAT????? Originally Posted By: Wild Willy I refuse to comment..... I am so laughing so hard I'm gonna wake Lola up!!! _________________________ ~Cinja~ I live vicariously through myself
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#309386 - 03/06/10 08:28 PM Re: My PC Is Whackadoodle [Re: afgreyparrot]
Tina Tina Webkinz Queen Garden Helper Registered: 11/12/05 Posts: 22745 Loc: So. Cal.	I am still laughing at this. _________________________ ~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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#309389 - 03/06/10 09:01 PM Re: My PC Is Whackadoodle [Re: afgreyparrot]
Wild Willy Wild Willy The Gnome Dream Gardener Registered: 08/22/02 Posts: 3568 Loc: Cedar Hill, Washington	Originally Posted By: afgreyparrot I am so laughing so hard I'm gonna wake Lola up!!! Be careful.... she bites! _________________________ The Gnome
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#309390 - 03/06/10 09:06 PM Re: My PC Is Whackadoodle [Re: Wild Willy]
chermoni chermoni Ballard Beaver! Dream Gardener Registered: 07/25/06 Posts: 4490 Loc: The emerald city	_________________________ Plant smiles, grow giggles, harvest love. Run with me
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#309489 - 03/07/10 07:54 PM Re: My PC Is Whackadoodle [Re: chermoni]
Moguai Moguai Mr. Gizmo The Tech Penguin Dream Gardener Registered: 06/11/05 Posts: 1415 Loc: Portland, OR; USA	Just to have you know, I was up at 7am this morning... lol... AND it wasn't from a late night before ;) :P... _________________________ I'm James from VNC Web Design, I help Bill, any questions? If you'd like to learn more about my family and I, you can do so at Corthell.net! You can view my wishlist here.
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