HELP!!! My laptop just shut off while I was using it. It just went totally black. It was plugged in, and nothing happens when I press the power button. Is it dead? Are my files okay? Fuck!
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Someone showed me a thing and I did the "hold down power button for 15 seconds" and it came back on. I'm doing a file dump onto an external drive now just in case.
I think it was still on, I did notice the two lights on the side were still on...and I guess doing the power button press for 15 seconds made it reset. I don't know if that means anything specifically.
It could mean that it got stuck in POST (Power-On Self Test) for a moment. Perhaps something like an overcharge on the CMOS battery that a power cycle then worked through or so.
It's hard to really tell without being there personally.
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When you press the power button, are you hearing anything starting?
It's hard to really tell without being there personally.