My laptop!!!

[tokyochojin]

Ok, the bloody thing is gonna head out the window soon. I always thought Samsung were a pretty ok firm. But in the last few weeks my Laptop has decided to randomly switch itself off.
The monitor goes black but the machine seems to be still running and the only way i can turn it on/off? Is to take out the battery and turn off the mains.
Anyone have any ideas, the laptop is a samsung v25 and only a year old but long enough for the warranty to end and well i'm in Japan so support for a korean company is non exsistent.

Thanks for your time....

[VR46]

I have a Samsung V25 also, could be one of two things;

1. Are you "logging off" a user ? if you do that the screen goes blank but the machine is still on, always been a problem I've never resolved (except never log off a user)

2. It's going into some sort of sleep mode ? unplug the power lead then right click on the battery icon in the taskbar and check all looks OK and that it's not shutting down hard drive or anything to save the battery.

Let us know how you get on.

David

[PeteJ]

Mine does this occasionally (different make\model), but I just press the power button and it returns to normal again. I think yours is going into sleep mode, as mentioned above.

[VR46]

power button does nothing on mine (unless you press it for 3 seconds in which case it turns off completely)

[tokyochojin]

Ok so i checked all my settings, and everything seems fine. I thought the problem had just stopped but now it likes to restart without no warning?

Any ideas? Is it overheating or anything like that?

[mackemansj1]

Could be mate could also be a virus or something along those lines.

[tokyochojin]

Is it actually possible that this could be caused by my mobile. Everytime i recieve a mail it seems to happen, or is that just scientific bull****??

[baad bwoy]

Try some experiments, get someone to send you a mail, and this will surely reveal if it is the mobile.

[wod]

you need to change the power management settings in the control panel byt the sound of it

[tokyochojin]

Well i have all my settings when powered by the mains to "Never" switch off and also hibernation disabled??? Bloody things doing my head, switched off twice today when i sent mails, although didn't do it one time so....?

Bloody Samsung:P

[bobbyuk]

hi,

i searched on google and reached to this forum.. actually i have Samsung v25 and im facing same problem that u faced a year ago..

" But in the last few weeks my Laptop has decided to randomly switch itself off.
The monitor goes black but the machine seems to be still running and the only way i can turn it on/off is take out the battery n than switch off frm mains? "

Could you be kind to tell me as how did u resolved this problem is this a software or hardware problem as mine is also one and half year old laptop.

thx in advance

bob

[EvilBoris]

Try looking around the power section on the control panel, there are usually various options for laptops regarding the screen switching off and stuff

[bobbyuk]

Try looking around the power section on the control panel, there are usually various options for laptops regarding the screen switching off and stuff

hi EvilBoris,

thx for the reply mate... but i have checked the power section on the control panel it is all fine...

i just wanted to know if it is a hardware or software problem. ... tokyochojin vbmenu_register("postmenu_424453", true); had the same problem... but he is not replying me, he might know answer as he had the same laptop...

cheers

Bob