>I recently was given a CompUSA system. It has a 300mhz celeron with 32meg
>ram. The only problem I've found is that after about 10 minutes it shuts
>down. It doesn't matter if you are using it or its just sitting. The HD
>stops spinning, the power supply fan stops, the CPU fan stops, the monitor
>shuts off. The only thing which seems to still have power is the numlock
>lite on the keyboard. Is this a power supply problem or something more
>serious? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
>Thanks
>Chuck Cooley
>
>
It sounds to me like it's going into hibernate mode. Have you checked your
power settings (either from control panel or under the display
properties/screensaver tab)? Try adjusting the settings there.
Ian Carmichael
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