I have an ASUS K54C laptop, recently updated without issue to Windows 10.
I noticed recently - since the update but don't know if there is a connection - that the power button wasn't responding when I tried to use it to shut down. Instead, I relied on manual shutdown/restarts through the system menu, with no problem.
Last night, a program made the laptop extremely laggy and after several minutes during which I tried (unsuccessfully) to pull up the task manager to close programs, I tried the power button. When it did not work, I removed the charger cord and the battery (I was pretty frustrated). I then put the battery and cord back in but guess what, the power button isn't doing any more now than it was when the laptop was powered up.
I've tried all the tricks I've come across - removing both the cord and battery and pressing the power button for 45-60 seconds, left both unconnected overnight and tried again. Nothing.
Everything was working fine with this laptop up until I took those measures to shut it down to clear out the lagginess. Now I'm stuck with it in dead mode.
When the power cord and battery are in, the green battery light is on, both on the laptop unit and the power cord. When I remove the battery but not the cord, only a faint green light is on the laptop unit, though the green light on the power source is still bright.
It's obviously out of warranty and I feel like if I could just finagle a way to get the power button jiggered to work just once, I'd be back in business. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
I noticed recently - since the update but don't know if there is a connection - that the power button wasn't responding when I tried to use it to shut down. Instead, I relied on manual shutdown/restarts through the system menu, with no problem.
Last night, a program made the laptop extremely laggy and after several minutes during which I tried (unsuccessfully) to pull up the task manager to close programs, I tried the power button. When it did not work, I removed the charger cord and the battery (I was pretty frustrated). I then put the battery and cord back in but guess what, the power button isn't doing any more now than it was when the laptop was powered up.
I've tried all the tricks I've come across - removing both the cord and battery and pressing the power button for 45-60 seconds, left both unconnected overnight and tried again. Nothing.
Everything was working fine with this laptop up until I took those measures to shut it down to clear out the lagginess. Now I'm stuck with it in dead mode.
When the power cord and battery are in, the green battery light is on, both on the laptop unit and the power cord. When I remove the battery but not the cord, only a faint green light is on the laptop unit, though the green light on the power source is still bright.
It's obviously out of warranty and I feel like if I could just finagle a way to get the power button jiggered to work just once, I'd be back in business. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.