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tfwfh · 07-13-2007, 02:34 PM

I just got 2 year old alieware sentia used from a friend. I had to replace the hard drive, but otherwise everything seemed to be fine for about 5 hours. Then for no apparent reason it seemed to shutdown, and I could not restart it until I unplugged it and pulled the battery. I restarted, and the same thing happened again. When it happens, an led shaped like a padlock comes on near the HD access light. I'm wondering if this is something like a security/anti-theft feature and if anyone knows how to disable it.

Thanks for any help.

07-13-2007, 02:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
tfwfh Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 OS: Fedora 7	Alienware Laptop shuts down and won't restart I just got 2 year old alieware sentia used from a friend. I had to replace the hard drive, but otherwise everything seemed to be fine for about 5 hours. Then for no apparent reason it seemed to shutdown, and I could not restart it until I unplugged it and pulled the battery. I restarted, and the same thing happened again. When it happens, an led shaped like a padlock comes on near the HD access light. I'm wondering if this is something like a security/anti-theft feature and if anyone knows how to disable it. Thanks for any help.