When I click the "restart" button from the start menu "shut down" menu the computer starts closing open programs like normal, but when it gets to the screen that says "shutting down", after maybe one or two or even three minutes (I don't know), the hard drive's blinking light on the computer just dies and the screen goes black. The main power button still has a light on so the computer isn't completely shut down, I guess, but it appears it is. To get it started, I have to press the lit power button till the computer (laptop) shuts down completely and the power button light is out, then I wait a few seconds and press the power button. It starts up as it would from a "shut down" mode. I've even tried the "take out the battery and unplug the power at the computer" advice that seems to be a "cure all". It didn't work.
What could be causing this malfunction and what can I do to correct it?
shewood1
What could be causing this malfunction and what can I do to correct it?
shewood1
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