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    Laptop Wont Boot After Power Surge!

    Help! Recently, I had a power outage and now my laptop (a Lenovo y510p) wont turn on. There is absolutely no sign of it being powered. I have tried taking the battery out for a bit, holding down power button etc. The only way i can get it to turn on is by pressing the novo button, once I press...
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    Haier TV wont trn on

    We had a power outage now my haier tv model T390H01.0 wont turn on..Any deas?Thanks
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    Headphone port not plugged in

    Hi I just recently had a power outage that turned off my computer while I was on it twice(the first time lights were out for a minute and then the second it was off for 2 hours) When the power came back on for good I noticed that my headphones were not making sound so I tried it on my roommates...
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    inoperative remote control on 60" Vizio Razot TV

    Hi! For some reason, the remote suddenly stopped working on my Vizio model E601i-A3E. Also the manual buttons on the side seem non-functioning. (Might be coincidental, but I noticed it shortly after we had a power outage in the neighborhood for about 15 minutes.) The TV was ON and it came back...
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    Use Laptop Battery As Back Up For Power Outage

    I wonder is there some way you can have your laptop battery connected but not have it running and instead run off the electrical wall outlet. And if a power outage happens to have that battery automatically come into action and save the laptop from an unexpected power off. So basically acting...
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    Why does power outage effect laptops.

    I got a suden power outage, after everything is back to normal, my laptop isnt responding? Like taskbar doesnt respond, etc. I dont know why this effects laptops because it has a battery of its own. Isnt a power outage just like unplugging the ac adapter for transporting? Why would it effect it...
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    we had a power outage and now won't shurdown or restart asus

    We had a power outage and my asus won't shutdown and won't turn off. HELP please. Its a laptop
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    no soun no picture 3 lights on front blinking

    Hi I have a 50 inch Samsung tv that all of a sudden stoped I was watching and left had a power outage ,now have no sound and no picture ,and the 2 green lights and the 1 red light on the front is blinking. What could be the problem.This is the first flat screen I have ever owned.so not sure what...
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    USB Ports not providing enough power, need a solution?

    Hey guys, I'll start from the beginning; I was asked to fix a friend's eMachines laptop because the Three pay as you go internet dongle wasn't working, after taking a look I noticed it was in a bit of a mess (he had no antivirus and I could tell it was full of adware and other viruses because...
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    HP Compaq Presario CQ62 not booting past hp motherboard splash screen

    Hi, my name is Spencer Bell. I work at Mainstreet Computer Solutions - a computer store - fixing computers. A customer of ours has brought in a HP Compaq Presario CQ62 laptop. The initial problem she was having is that her power supply was not working. To my understanding the town that she is...
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    Power Outage Stalls Super Bowl for 30 Minutes

    A bit of a unscheduled break during the third quarter. Power Outage Stalls Super Bowl for 30 Minutes : Read more
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    Marantz SR 7200

    Hello, After a power outage I have no sound for any of my components - display says No data input. What do I do - and please I am a total idiot when it comes to anything technical!! Desperately need sound for my TV ...
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    Fried speaker system from power outage

    Recent Power outage; fried 10 year old altec lansing ada885. This is Dolby Digital Lucas Film THX 4.1 speakers were connected to a computer and surge protector.? The window display on the right control speaker is dimly lit and flickering the monochromatic words (eg "speaker x 2"). What can I...
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    Flashing Red light on Toshiba 42LX196 LCD

    Hello, Had a power outage and tv won't turn on red flashing light instead.
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    Solved! LCD tvs and thunderstorms

    Hello, My LCD Sony tv is not working properly since a power outage happened due to a thunderstorm yesterday? It will power on for awhile then eventually screen turns black?
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    Power Cut: Jimmy Kimmel Does Show on Laptop

    A power outage forced Jimmy Kimmel to shoot his show with just a MacBook webcam and a couple of mics. Power Cut: Jimmy Kimmel Does Show on Laptop : Read more
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    Concerns about Diskeeper 2008 Automatic Defrag

    Diskeeper 2008 defrags in the background at all times by default, and I was wondering if this is safe? This does not seem too safe to me because wouldn't a sudden crash or power outage cause file corruption? There is no way they can program the software to get around that right?
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    HELP-RTV Network Problems

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.replaytv (More info?) After a power outage - both the 5080 and the 5040 are on surge protectors - I have lost the ability to network either of these units. In fact, if I connect the RJ45 ethernet cable(s), the units go into a constant reboot, recording...
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    HELP-RTV Network Problems

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.replaytv (More info?) After a power outage - both the 5080 and the 5040 are on surge protectors - I have lost the ability to network either of these units. In fact, if I connect the RJ45 ethernet cable(s), the units go into a constant reboot, recording...
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    TIVO dead after power outage...

    Archived from groups: alt.video.ptv.tivo (More info?) Last night my electricity went out for a while. After the power came back on my TIVO would no longer work (yes, it is on a surge protector). Now all I get is a black screen. The green LED does come on, and I can feel a vibration...