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Holding down the power button on a PC while disconnected from power
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Mar 15, 20267897 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Many times I would call tech support, and they would say turn off the laptop (take out the battery, hold down the power button, and try turning it back on. I have always wondered what purpose this serves. I recently read a article specifying for mac computers that this resets the SMC. Does doing th…
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Fix for: Holding down the power button on a PC while disconnected from power
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I'm not sure if its universal but its also true of thinkpads, and some other systems (according to the comments and this post about HPs ) and apparently even tablets. Reasons range from ACPI resets, to static removal, to MAGIC. Its worth trying out,…
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