Mark Fuller
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I have an inspiron 1100 and all of the sudden it will not restart.
Laptop won't restart
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Mark Fuller
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I click restart from the shutdown menu.
terry5880
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Do u use roxio easy cd creator if yes go to roxio.com and install latest drivers...
[FONT=Times New Roman]Another possible cause is that Windows XP was installed with the wrong power management [FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit]hardware [/FONT][FONT=inherit]abstraction[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT] layer (HAL). Verify that power management is enabled in the BIOS. Open the Power Options applet from the [FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit]Control [/FONT][FONT=inherit]Panel[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT], click the APM tab, and turn on Enable Advanced Power Management support. If you don't see this option, the system is likely configured with the ACPI HAL and your problem lies elsewhere.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]You can also [FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit]reinstall [/FONT][FONT=inherit]Windows [/FONT][FONT=inherit]XP[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT] and manually select the ACPI HAL during installation to overcome potential power management issues with hardware (such as video cards) that does not support APM.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]Here is a Microsoft link with more information: q810903.[/FONT]
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Read more at http://www.askdavetaylor.com/why_doesnt_my_pc_restart_properly.html#HLOGgPe2BBeXMkc4.99 [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]Another possible cause is that Windows XP was installed with the wrong power management [FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit]hardware [/FONT][FONT=inherit]abstraction[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT] layer (HAL). Verify that power management is enabled in the BIOS. Open the Power Options applet from the [FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit]Control [/FONT][FONT=inherit]Panel[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT], click the APM tab, and turn on Enable Advanced Power Management support. If you don't see this option, the system is likely configured with the ACPI HAL and your problem lies elsewhere.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]You can also [FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit][FONT=inherit]reinstall [/FONT][FONT=inherit]Windows [/FONT][FONT=inherit]XP[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT] and manually select the ACPI HAL during installation to overcome potential power management issues with hardware (such as video cards) that does not support APM.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]Here is a Microsoft link with more information: q810903.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman]
Read more at http://www.askdavetaylor.com/why_doesnt_my_pc_restart_properly.html#HLOGgPe2BBeXMkc4.99 [/FONT]
