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    Dell Inspiron 6400 reboots when I close the lid

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by 4joey1, May 31, 2010.

  1. 4joey1

    4joey1 Newbie

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    Hallo!I own a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop.I have installed both Windows XP and Red hat Linux.

    Recently,when I clost the lid in both OSs,the machine reboots.This is strange considering that in Windows,I have configured from Power Options in the Control Panel for the machine to do nothing when I close the lid.

    What could be the problem and how do I solve this?

    Thanks.
     
    4joey1, May 31, 2010
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  2. woofer00

    woofer00 Wanderer

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    Check to see if the control board right beneath the monitor is loose or out of place. It's possible that the power button i getting hit by accident as the lid is going down or that board is flexing for some reason.
     
    woofer00, May 31, 2010
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