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I am using a Dell Vostro 2520 with Windows 8.1 Home. For the past few days (after a little liquid spill), even after shutting down the laptop, power led and fan keeps running till I press and hold Power button for some time i.e Force Shut down. But my laptop works fine.What should i do now? Is there a way to troubleshoot without taking my laptop to a Dell service center?

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  • Your computer might not actually be shutting down, but rather entering some sort of sleep mode. You have to look at the shut down options.
    – krikara
    Jul 20, 2015 at 8:38
  • I checked everything. Even Changing the OS to Ubuntu. Still, the problem persists
    – Karthik S
    Jul 20, 2015 at 8:40
  • Have you set any wake alarms in BIOS?
    – Kinnectus
    Jul 20, 2015 at 8:44
  • Nope! I don't even know what that means.
    – Karthik S
    Jul 20, 2015 at 8:45
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    Welcome to Super User. This is a Q & A site and you have not asked a question. Please ask a specific question. IMO, since you know what caused the issue (liquid spill), and you have identified this to be a hardware issue, you should have the laptop dismantled and cleaned before you cause permanent damage.
    – CharlieRB
    Jul 20, 2015 at 13:29

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Take it to a Dell service center

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Window's 8 shutdown button is actually a hybrid shutdown that has fast boot enabled.

You need to disable this hybrid shutdown / fast startup here: enter image description here

Another solution is to try this command in command prompt to shutdown your computer

Shutdown /s /t 0

Source : Tech Republic

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  • Yup I tried this already. This did not solve my problem.
    – Karthik S
    Jul 20, 2015 at 8:50
  • There was a liquid spill a few days back i.e before the problem started. Is there a chance that it might be responsible for this?
    – Karthik S
    Jul 20, 2015 at 8:51
  • @KarthikS Hmm okay, you should probably update your question with these details. Yeah if you spilled some liquid on your machine, then it can cause certain circuits to short.
    – krikara
    Jul 20, 2015 at 9:00
  • But my laptop works fine other than Shutdown.
    – Karthik S
    Jul 20, 2015 at 9:01
  • When you hit the shutdown button and your computer is still running, are there any keys/buttons you can press to turn it back on besides the power button?
    – krikara
    Jul 20, 2015 at 9:03

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