>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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