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How do I make ESXi 5.0 to shutdown virtual machines when the physical power button is pushed?
I have a home NAS/DLNA server built out of an HP Micro Server with the HP branded VMware ESXi 5.0.0 build-623860 (free license) installed. Being a home media center I'd like it to be "manageable" by ...
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PC not running for more than 15 minutes after cleaning CPU fan
I thought that my CPU fan was gathering too much dust. So I removed it (just the fan), cleaned it and re-attached it.
Now my PC only runs for approximately 15 minutes, then the CPU shuts off. It ...
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PC turns off after hours
I have a PC with I7 Processor, 4GB RAM, GTX480, 700 WATT Power Supply.
1) The computer after some hours shuts down by it self. Not normal shutdown. It just turns off. After this failure it opens ...
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How to solve instant pc shutdown
My pc has an instant shutdown problem in different times. Sometimes when i am playing a game, sometimes i am develping web applications on Visual Studio, sometimes just browsing the web.
It hangs and ...
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Direct power off pc without formal shutdown procedure
Consider this, Desktop pc has SSD drive and no program running on top of OS (or running program whose data I don't need to save). If I just switch off the power button rather than properly shut ...
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Windows 7 Bootcamp shutdown
I can't find an answer anywhere. When I'm under Windows in Boot Camp, no matter how the computer shuts down or restarts it looks like it shut down but it hasn't, and I have to force shutdown with the ...
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What is wrong with Linux Mint 12 [closed]
I have just installed Linux Mint 12 (KDE) as the only system.
This can't be right....
Blank screen during boot process and shutdown.
No boot logs.
" #init 1 " results in a system crash.
No file ...
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How can I know I'm buying a heatsink that will work with my CPU?
recently I've been using my CPU a lot more for gaming, and as of two days ago, my computer had just been shutting off suddenly with no warning. I'm inclined to believe I need a new heatsink and ...
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noise in splash screen
I recently started to have a noise in the BIOS splash screen. Along the top edge of the screen, there is an area with some width running horizontally. This area consists of dots with random colors. ...
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Computer shutting down sporadiaclly
Both my brothers have Dell XPS 420's and both are having the same issue.
While playing games or doing any kind of heavy load the computer will just shut down. There are no over heat logs in the BIOS ...
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Laptop logs off whilst video is still playing
My Dell inspiron 15r laptop logs off after 10-15 min while the video is still playing and no other activity occurs.
Is there any settings I can change to fix this issue?
P.S: This is not an ...
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What do you do when you're not allowed to turn off the computer (but must)?
We've all been there. You're installing a new major system for a client and you're finishing up with installing all required updates and this happens.
Image taken from petur.eu
Or, more ...
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group configuration in visudo
So I was trying to grant user name shutdown as root permission. I created a shutdown group and add my username using:
groupadd shutdown
usermod -A shutdown annguyen
Afterward, I logged in a as root ...
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Safe to shutdown by pressing power button 1. in bios setting mode 2. in bootloader?
Is it safe to shutdown my PC by pressing the power button
while it's in the BIOS setting mode?
while it's in a bootloader (in my case grub), without a timeout?
If not, are there any good way to ...
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CIFS auto mounted shares on shutdown
Running Ubuntu I've recently encountered an issue with shutting down the computer - it simply hangs whenever I shutdown, whether from the GUI or command line with sudo shutdown -hP now
~$ uname -a
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Time left before scheduled shutdown?
Is there any way to view how much time is left before a scheduled shutdown in Windows 7?
By scheduled shutdown I mean a shutdown (or restart) scheduled using the command line shutdown.exe ...
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My computer shuts off while I'm using it and when I try to turn it on, the fans go off
It's an emachines ET1831-01.
About two years ago the power went off a lot while the computer was being used. After a while it would turn off while in use and when we I would try to turn it on the fans ...
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Laptop keeps shutting off at random
My laptop has been just randomly shutting off. I've had my laptop for about 3-4 years and I've kept it good as new. But sometimes when I leave it on and come back to it after 2 mins, the computer will ...
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External hard drive turns off when not in use
A have a 500GB Transcend StoreJet which turns off after a while when it's not in use. The hard drive runs perfectly though - no issues.
It can't be related to my USB ports since my other external ...
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Computer shutdown and will not power back on
Windows 7 64 bit. Was running a normal app (compiler IDE). System shutdown as if there was a power loss, but there was not... Started back up in Windows safe mode. Started up fine, but approx 2 ...
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How to reboot/shutdown Windows 8 without the mouse?
Nowadays on Windows 7, if I have no mouse on my computer I just press Win Buttom+->+Enter:
This makes my computer to shutdown without using a mouse. However, on Windows 8, I need the mouse to open ...
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Windows 7 Speed up Shut Down to instant [closed]
Hi i just ran a tool on my pc and it turned off my computer and restarted it instantly, and that got me thinking. Why can't I do that every day when I'm finished. The problem with this was the ...
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Windows 7 sometimes shuts down when starting remote connection
I'm having a problem with my home theatre PC. Sometimes when I login via remote desktop, Windows 7 begins shutting down. Not a sudden power off, it initiates the shutdown procedure.
I've looked at ...
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Restart without shutdown on Windows
Is there a way to restart without shutting down first on Windows? On Linux this is possible using kexec and serves to minimize downtime. What happens is that one does not pass through the bootloader ...
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Shut Down took way too long because of “Background Programs”
I tried shutting my desktop PC (with Windows7) down but after several attempts (like 4 or 5) at Start --> Shut Down, the GUI was still there and it was not shutting down. I didn't think there were any ...
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PC shut downs automatically after 10-20 second. No POST screen, no beeps
I have this not-so-old computer that's not being used for a year or so.
Specs:
Motherboard: ASUS PN5-E SLI
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E4300
RAM:2x2GB SuperTalent DDR2-800
VGA: Zogis GeForce 7950GT
PSU: ...
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“It is now safe to turn off the computer” on Windows 7
Previous Windows versions sometimes (when the computer had ACPI disabled) showed a black screen with "It is now safe to turn off the computer" instead of powering down.
Is there a way to enable this ...
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Windows remote shutdown: access denied
I have 3 "client" computers, on which the mentioned user is administrator:
CPU1: Win Vista 32-bit -- User: Domain\User1 -- IP: 192.168.42.1
CPU2: Win 7 64-bit -- User: localhost\User2 -- IP: ...
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Can I get more information during the “Shutting down…” screen in Windows 7?
Here is my problem:
I have issued Windows 7 to check my drive C: for bad sectors. (Right click on C: -> Properties -> Tools -> Check now... -> Both checkboxed checked -> Start)
It told me that this ...
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Mac randomly shutting down with APC UPS
My Mac is randomly shutting down even though I have an APC UPS. I bought a new Mac, and the same thing is happening with this computer, so it is not a power supply issue. Any ideas?
The UPS ...
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Shutdown Windows 7 without installing updates
Windows XP provided an option to shutdown the computer without installing any Windows updates. This convenient, time-saving option seems to be missing in Windows 7. Is it possible to shutdown Windows ...
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How to profile powering off in linux?
I used bootchart to check what takes how long to load. But my rebooting is also taking a lot of time. I'm trying to find out what's taking the most time to terminate when shutting down.
Are there any ...
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What can cause XP to shutdown the moment you log in?
Investigating a possible data theft:
I always switch off my PC before leaving office. This morning I found the switches on and the PC on too. The screen was locked, so when I logged in with my ...
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Can a PC be set up not to shut down when unplugged?
I have a laptop now, and I love that when the power goes out accidentally (blackout from a storm, accidentally gets unplugged...), the laptop does not shutdown on me, it just switches to battery ...
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Computer shutdown unexpectedly. Can it be related to bad current?
I have a new desktop computer (Lenovo M81) that shutdowns unexpectedly. Other times, it is mouse and keyboard that become unresponding. If I put the computer to sleep and awake it, everything returns ...
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WinXP: Disable automatic power-off after instruction to shutdown?
I am having some problems with my system that I assume may be caused by too early power-off when shutting down the system (HDD may not have the time required to write all data before power is gone).
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My computer often shutting down
I have no idea why my computer keep shutting down.
I'm using windows 7 64 bit edition. I'm having this problem for more than a week.
Especially my computer shutting down after 10 minutes when ...
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System Turning off, when power on? (Intel 101D MB, Intel Dual Core, Windows 7 32-bit)
I Cleaned my system multiple times in past, today also i did the same thing. When i try to Power on my System, i am able to see the Intel Processor Boot screen(able to hear Beap sound) and after 1min ...
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How to retrieve the list of computer shutdown timing for Windows OS?
Is it possible to retrieve the list of shutdown timing (regardless if it is shut down by the computer or by the user) for a Windows OS XP and up via command prompt or software or anything?
For ...
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Rebooting the machine via shutdown.exe triggers the Shutdown Event Tracker
I have a scheduled task that runs once a week which performs a simple reboot of the machine. The problem is that once the system is rebooted, it thinks that the last shutdown was unexpected and then ...
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Drivers causing Windows to shutdown slowly
My PC (Dell XPS 15z, 8gb RAM, Windows 7, I7) has been taking a long time shutting down recently. I haven't installed anything new.
In Control Panel -> Performance Information and tools -> Advanced ...
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Why do I lose my cookies when Internet Explorer is not shut down correctly?
I'm using Internet Explorer 9 in a "normal" way, i.e. not doing InPrivate browsing, not having it configured to delete cookies on exit etc.
If Internet Explorer is open when my computer shuts down ...
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OS X 10.6.x: How to use launchd to start a script at specific system events (startup, login, logout, shutdown)?
We've tried to create scripts that run at startup, login, logout and shutdown. We had them up and running with 10.4 but can't get it running with 10.6
What is the right way to use launchd/launchctl to ...
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Unexpected shutdown with heavy single threaded process and single core affinity
I'm not sure what's the cause of the problem, but it happened 3 times in two weeks under similar conditions.
I checked with the laptop's support desk and they made me run several tests to see if my ...
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Ubuntu Hangs on Shutdown - End Trace Error
When I try to shutdown ubuntu, with increasing frequency it gets stuck on a screen filled with text ending in [endtrace0xHEXCODE].
This happens when I use commands to turn off the computer as well. I ...
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Is it harmful at all when I shut down and unplug my iMac every night?
The reason I am asking this question is because yesterday, my iMac shut off randomly by itself. 2 mins later I turned it back on, started searching about why a Mac might shut off by itself, then bam! ...
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Prevent Windows Vista from restarting/shutting down, ever
I have running a desktop computer as a server ATM for personal reasons. I don't have physical access to the computer, I can only access it through Teamviewer. The computer is multiboot, with the ...
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Asus x53sc not shutting down
My question is really similar to the one presented here: Asus P5B-E not shutting down with Windows 7 (RTM), but, in my case, I can not find any IEEE 1394 Bus Host Controllers in my device ...
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How do I enable reboot in Windows 7 for Remote Desktop sessions?
I see that I lack the choice to reboot/shut down via the start menu when logged into Windows 7 via Remote Desktop, whereas it is present in Windows Server 2008 R2. Is there some setting in Windows 7 ...
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Why do I get NT_STATUS_CONNECTION_REFUSED from net rpc shutdown?
When I use "net rpc shutdown -f -I xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -U usr%pwrd" I receive the following error.
"NT_STATUS_CONNECTION_REFUSED"
I checked that the firewall is disabled and that I can telnet to port ...
