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Question posted by douglasroe on December 14th, 2011

Power Saving Mode For B5 All In One Pc

My pc won't come out of power saving mode and screen stays blank, how do I rectify this problem? I have re booted but still no joy

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Answer #1: Posted by kcmjr on December 15th, 2011 3:07 PM
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Remove the power cord for 10 minutes.  Plug back in and try again. 

You can try a BIOS reset which may or may not help.

It could actually be a problem with the PC but without being about to touch the unit it's very hard to tell.


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