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what to do when your laptop freezes?

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  • 08-10-2008 8:01pm
    #1
    best boardsie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭


    Hi not sure if this is the right forum for this, but how do you turn your laptop off when it freezes? Control alt delete never works and when you press the on/off button nothing happens either. I usually just have to resort to plugging out the power and waiting for the battery to die before plugging it in again and turning the computer on. But surely there must be a quicker and easier way than this to turn it off? Any help is much appreciated.


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    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    If the laptop has completely frozen to the point where nothing happens, you can force a power off by pressing and holding the power button for ~5 seconds.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Keep your finger on the 'on' button, see if that works.


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    best boardsie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭best boardsie


    cheers guys, will try that


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    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Also remove power lead & battery and boot up again.


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    Col_Loki
    Registered Users Posts: 2,754 ✭✭✭Col_Loki


    Was about to say stick it in the microwave for 5mins.....


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    Agent Smith
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,502 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    Can you not just take out the battary?


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    An Fear Aniar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,377 ✭✭✭An Fear Aniar


    I just take out the battery. Never seems to do any harm.


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    jim o doom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,474 ✭✭✭jim o doom


    Col_Loki wrote: »
    Was about to say stick it in the microwave for 5mins.....

    beaten - I was gonna suggest a jumper:)


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    Black_Knight
    Moderators Posts: 12,367 ✭✭✭✭Black_Knight


    Myth wrote: »
    Keep your finger on the 'on' button, see if that works.
    No no no, keep your finger on the off button!


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    Soundman
    Registered Users Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    Black_Knight wrote: »
    No no no, keep your finger on the off button!

    Nope. Keep it on the power button


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