Sorry for the dumb question, but how can I easily power down? I miss the Vista style, of going to "Start" and "shut down." Thanks so much. :) UPDATE: I just noticed in the Control Panel, that we have the option to choose what "closing the lid" does....
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Bought this for my husband and he clicks on the start menu and his icon is on the top right. He right clicks on it and signs out. After it signs out the icon on bottom right gives the option to shut down, restart or sleep. Not any easier than Vista that's for sure. When I used his laptop I just shut the top when I was done. I think it logged it off...I didn't hear him say anything otherwise. Good luck. He is still trying to figure out Windows 8.
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Unfortunately I do not recall hearing or seeing the hard drive power down or stop when idled for an extended period. However, a power switch is available to manually shut down when necessary.
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There is an option to set the machine to shut off after a certain amount of time. You must manually activate it every time you turn the device on. It's like the sleep function on your TV.
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You just press the power button and it will only show the info in the top window and the rest of the screen remains black. Whenever the lid is on the screen it will only activate the top window whatever you do. And when you remove the lid it will automatically activate the whole screen.
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Does the same thing happen when you close the lid? I'm thinking that you might have your computer set up to turn off or sleep when the lid is closed. Otherwise, I would suspect that your battery connectors lose contact when jarred and shut the machine down. That is definately not normal, and should be fixed ASAP. The abrupt shutdowns can cause problems.
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Power Options -> System Settings -> "Choose what closing the lid does" -> Assuming you want to change this for a plugged in scenario, change "When I close the lid:" to 'Do Nothing".
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I have asked, and did not get an answer from the company. If you find out a way to shut it off, PLEASE let me know.
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This is a really great question, so I will check and answer it... In Windows 8.1 (which should be the same for XP and up), has 2 checkboxes in Power Management under Device Manager.. One to allow the computer to turn off to save power (disabled by default), and Allow this device to wake the computer (checked by default.) So, Yes. and it appears to be activated by default (which I wasn't expecting.) and based on this, it can be changed as desired.. However, without testing, I don't know (but highly doubt) if it would come out of hibernation, so it would have to be sleep, or a hibrid (if it works.) --OR-- have a power scheme that allows the processor to run 1% on it lowest, saving power, but allowing the modem and any answering machine/fax software the ability to run normally, and minimize the amount of heat coming from the computer.. Hope this helps, and good luck.
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There is Qualcomm Atheros Killer Network Manager which is a pretty nifty program that is made by the people who made the networking card for this laptop. There is an Nvidia program that is installed for game optimization, streaming, drivers, etc.. The other program is called Hybrid Power and what it does is a power manager that can have your computer pull power from the battery as well as the power supply if the power supply isn't cutting it. So what they're basically doing is trying to allow the user to get optimal CPU and GPU performance. Those are the main programs. Other utilities include the System Control Manager, which allows users to adjust screen brightness, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, volume and the webcam. There's also MSI Burn Recovery to help users back up their data. And then it also comes with the typical Windows 8 stuff. Metro, blue stacks, etc.. I downloaded a program called Start 8 to get it back to the windows 7 feel with a start button etc.. I also turned off blue stacks due to personal preference. That's pretty much it as far as programs that came with it. I've really like how the air ventilation system is in this computer. Pulling from the top and then pushing out the air upward and diagonally. Windows 8 took some getting used to but other than that its a pretty solid laptop. Didn't have to mess with bloatware, only really thing was customizing windows 8 to act how I wanted it. Hope this helped.
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You got it! Can't turn the @#$% thing off once it is connected. Have to shutdown the computer and then unplug it. I plug it in and do a weekly backup, then shutdown and unplug it. A pain, I'd rather just reboot before my backup then eject the thing.
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Yes. I'm assuming you're running on Windows here. These instructions are specific to Win 7, but they shouldn't differ much from Win 8. Go to battery options by clicking on the battery icon on the task bar (bottom right corner). Whichever battery 'plan' is selected/active, edit its options. In the options screen, click on advanced. A list of options should appear. Expand the option for close lid action. The default is probably 'sleep'; change it to 'Do nothing'. Save your changes. Now your laptop will still run when you close your laptop. If it's plugged in to a docking station with a monitor, mouse, and keyboard, you will have a regular desktop! Hope that helps.
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No, that is not normal. Send it back; once I hit the enter/ power botton, I can toggle to power off and it shuts off . Hope that information helps.
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According to the manual, it has an auto-shutdown function that turns itself off after 12 hours of non use. My kids pause video games and leave the room for hours on end, and it never shuts itself off. Sounds like your unit has a issue.
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@ Barbara: How do you adjust the menu to shut off after one hour? Thank you.
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So which is it? Auto shut-off or not? There should not both answers. Hello SUNBEAM ? Do you have answers for us.
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Yes you can. You need to go into control panel and look for settings that dictate what happens when the lid is closed. Note that if you have a password required by the bios or a disc encryption program, you will need to power the laptop with the lid up - type in the password. When the windows login prompt is shown , you close the lid. I do this all the time work.
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I just checked the manual, and I don't think you can disable it completely. You can set it either 1, 2, or 3 hours, but I don't think you can get rid of it altogether. Hope that helps!