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Thread ID: 108998 2010-04-20 03:27:00 My laptop is bonking (not in the Biblical sense!) tuiruru (12277) Press F1
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878299 2010-04-21 02:31:00 Can you try something -- in the power options, where it says " when close lid" (or words to that effect) select "Do Nothing". I looked on my laptop and you can change the options when the lids closed.

Close then open the lid and see if it still "bonks".

Ok - did that. It bonked on closing the lid for the first time and didn't bonk when I opened it presumably because it had done nothing. After that it was a bit variable sometimes bonking on shuttin, then opening. As I write this it's not bonking at all.
tuiruru (12277)
878300 2010-04-21 02:33:00 Load up a live Linux CD, and close and open the lid.
Then run dmesg command and see if there's anything which might explain which device is triggering the events.

Unless event viewer in Windows can do the same thing...

Sorry, not familiar with Linux

Yep - I thought event viewr might help - not sure where to find it.
tuiruru (12277)
878301 2010-04-21 02:39:00 Are you sharing media on it? Speedy Gonzales (78)
878302 2010-04-21 03:15:00 Sorry, not familiar with Linux

Yep - I thought event viewr might help - not sure where to find it.

Start -> Run "eventvwr.msc"
Agent_24 (57)
878303 2010-04-21 03:24:00 Unplug the mouse and see what happens. It will eliminate it, or not.

Done that - still bonks. If the mouse was bonking, at the rate they reproduce, I'd have lots of little meeces running around here by now!
tuiruru (12277)
878304 2010-04-21 03:24:00 Are you sharing media on it?

Nope
tuiruru (12277)
878305 2010-04-21 03:33:00 Start -> Run "eventvwr.msc"

Sorry to be a pain Agent...... I've done that but where do I look and what am I looking for? :illogical
tuiruru (12277)
878306 2010-04-21 03:55:00 Stating the now obvious - something is turning off and on. :rolleyes:

After looking, many people have the same problem. Some of the causes are fingerprint readers on the laptops. Some are saying its the ACPI lid driver in device manager/ System Devices.

I looked on my Laptop, and the ACPI Lid Driver entry says no driver (right click it, properties, Driver tab - Driver details.

Are there any devices that are in the laptop, that can be turned on / Off, web cams, Wireless on/off etc ?

Something, when the lid is closed, may be triggered to turn off to save power when in sleep/ Hibernation mode.
wainuitech (129)
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