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joseph marty <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 27 Feb 2003 06:14:06 -0500
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Hard to surmise without knowing the OS on the machine.  Could be a power management issue in Win 9x (if that's the OS). Try disabling the OS power management in control panel (power options icon or something like that).


>I have a problem with one of the Dell systems in my lab. When powered
>on it works fine for a short time and then it just hangs. I noticed
>that the system fan does not work. Could this be a cause of the
>problem ? I also find that once the system hangs the power button will
>not let me turn the system off and I have to 'pull the plug'. The
>details are as follows:
>
>Dell precision 610C,P-III - 733 Mhz,RAM - 256 MB
>
>

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