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Title: Help a retard turn off his computer Post by: Margalis on January 09, 2008, 09:28:15 PM So my laptop has a blue screen on it. I figured I would turn it off for a while and then reboot...only I can't turn it off.
It's a Lenovo T60. As far as I can tell there is no off switch. The screen is just all blue. No error message, mouse still moves. Looks like OS or Explorer has crashed. Only thing I can think to do is let the power run down. Surely there must be a way to turn it off or force a reset? Title: Re: Help a retard turn off his computer Post by: Trippy on January 09, 2008, 09:30:28 PM How do you turn it on? Some laptops you hold that button down for a little while and it'll turn off. Otherwise take out the battery then unplug it.
Title: Re: Help a retard turn off his computer Post by: Mosesandstick on January 09, 2008, 09:34:25 PM C-A-D might still work.
Title: Re: Help a retard turn off his computer Post by: Margalis on January 09, 2008, 09:39:05 PM Oh snap holding down the on button worked! Thanks.
Ha...by the way I'm a "Senior Technical Lead/Architect." :awesome_for_real: Title: Re: Help a retard turn off his computer Post by: Yegolev on January 09, 2008, 10:23:01 PM AW FUCK, I HAVE TEH T60 AN I WUZ GONNA HOOK YOU UP D00D.
you holdz down teh button or takez out teh batterie Title: Re: Help a retard turn off his computer Post by: Rasix on January 09, 2008, 10:36:05 PM I have a T61. The text on this sucker in it's native resolution is microscopic.
Title: Re: Help a retard turn off his computer Post by: ajax34i on January 10, 2008, 08:45:57 AM Can't unplug, then remove the battery briefly?
Title: Re: Help a retard turn off his computer Post by: Bunk on January 10, 2008, 08:47:02 AM I nearly spit coffee through my nose the first time this came up during a call when I was doing tech support. Then it happened a dozen times more. Never occured to me how few people knew how to shut down a laptop.
Title: Re: Help a retard turn off his computer Post by: Morat20 on January 10, 2008, 10:15:02 AM I nearly spit coffee through my nose the first time this came up during a call when I was doing tech support. Then it happened a dozen times more. Never occured to me how few people knew how to shut down a laptop. Took me ten minutes to figure that out, my first laptop. It really isn't that obvious. :)Title: Re: Help a retard turn off his computer Post by: murdoc on January 10, 2008, 10:15:29 AM :awesome_for_real:
Title: Re: Help a retard turn off his computer Post by: Margalis on January 10, 2008, 12:38:48 PM I was just joking yesterday at work that when MS did usability tests on Windows they discovered nobody could turn off the computer because going to "Start" to turn it off didn't make sense.
I did try pressing the power button but I didn't hold it down long enough. Title: Re: Help a retard turn off his computer Post by: Venkman on January 10, 2008, 02:00:07 PM My daughter was the one to teach my wife about this (because my wife will never ask me because she says I sound all condescending when I try and teach her stuff... probably some corrolation to my writing ;) ). So one day my 2 year old is "helping" my wife play some Solitaire derivative, presses and holds the big shiny button, and suddenly the whole thing shuts down. She then calls me in a panic, I tell her what it was, and she all busts me up for sounding condescending!
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