Automatically shuts down - why?

Question

I just bought a Dell Inspiron 6400.  I left it on overnight last night and woke up this morning to find it had turned itself off.    It was plugged into AC and I had altered the power settings so that when it was running on AC power it never turned off the hard disk or screen etc, nor did it go into hibernation etc.  So I’m now really confused as to why it turned off automatically.  [I turned the computer back on afterwards and it operated fine – so I don’t think it shut down because of any problems].   I haven’t experienced this with laptops I’ve owned in the past, so I’m wondering if it is something to do with the Dell setup…?    I look forward to reading your thoughts.

jahdde · Answer

What programs were you running? Maybe one of them was set to turn off the computer... Message Edited by jahdde on 08-10-200610:55 AM

paule123 · Answer

I've got the same problem with my new Inspiron 6400. It goes into hibernate if I leave it plugged in overnight.

I also had originally set the screen to turn off (when plugged in) after 30 minutes, and after the screen blanks, the screen won't come back on with a key press or mouse move (even though I know the system is still up)

allie181 · Answer

I think my problem was possibly caused by windows automatically updating and then restarting.  I haven't had the problem happen again, so I am hoping that was it.  Thanks :-)

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