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Question posted by omellys2031 on October 9th, 2012

Why My Aspire S3 391 Shut Down When The Lid Is Down?

Every time i close my laptop it turns off, then i have to start again from the begining

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Answer #1: Posted by slammu31 on October 10th, 2012 1:27 PM
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Click "Start."

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    Click "Control Panel."

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    Click "Power Options."

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    Click the "Change What Closing the Lid Does" hyperlink on the left side of the screen.

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    Click the "Closing the Lid" drop-down menu. Select either "Sleep," "Hibernate" or "Do Nothing." All three of these options will stop your Acer laptop from shutting down completely when you close the lid. Click "OK" to save changes.

This was taken from Ehow.com. Explains it pretty well. Good luck and hope it helped!

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... subject to change without the prior written permission of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in this Aspire S3 MS2346 Service Guide. Copyright © 2011 by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without notice. Disclaimer The information in the software...
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Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 8

... Jumper and Connector Locations Mainboard Layout 5-3 Clearing Password Check and BIOS Recovery 5-5 Clearing the BIOS Passwords 5-5 Performing a BIOS Recovery 5-6 CHAPTER 6 FRU List Aspire S3 MS2346 Exploded Diagrams 6-4 Main Assembly 6-4 FRU List 6-6 CHAPTER 7 Test Compatible Components Microsoft Windows 7 Environment Test 7-3 CHAPTER 8 Online Support Information Online Support Information...
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... camera). Supports high definition digital video connections. Connects to the AC adapter. Rear View Table 1-2. Indicates the computer's power status.  Blue: The computer is turned on.  Blinking amber: The computer is charging. Rear View 0 Figure 1-2. Icon Item 1 DC-in power-saving mode. Hardware Specifications and Configurations 1-9
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 19

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Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 23

...Keys Lock Key Description Num Lock Fn+F11  The key can also be turned on/off via the internal keyboard (Fn+F11) or the external keyboard/keypad. ... is not applicable for computers (if you are on the Windows Start button; Scroll Lock is not changed by Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7:  : Open or close the Start menu  +R: Open the Run dialog box  +M:...
Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 24

...users (if you're not connected to a network domain)  Ctrl+ +Tab: Moves focus from Start menu, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use or to move focus to access most...the right mouse button; Hotkeys Table 1-10. it opens key the application's context menu. Turns off Display toggle Fn+F7 Touchpad toggle Description Toggles the WiFi, 3G and/or Bluetooth functions On...
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Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 29

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Acer Aspire S3-391 Notebook Service Guide - Page 134

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