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GyroFX

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Original poster
Jan 14, 2002
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Los Angeles and NorCal
I have a problem where my Quicksilver shuts itself off once in the while. I have no idea what is the cause of this...maybe heat?...maybe something?...i don't know. Any suggestions will be helpful, thanx
 

hvfsl

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Jul 9, 2001
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London, UK
I expect it is heat since most computers now automatically shut down without warning if they get too hot. This can be a good thing since I know someone who had a IBM laptop that burst into flames when it got too hot because the fan and temp senors had stopped working.
 

rainman::|:|

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Feb 2, 2002
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iowa
Originally posted by hvfsl
I expect it is heat since most computers now automatically shut down without warning if they get too hot. This can be a good thing since I know someone who had a IBM laptop that burst into flames when it got too hot because the fan and temp senors had stopped working.

i thought they just went to sleep, because it's faster and the fans can keep running...

could be wrong tho...

pnw
 

awulf

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Mar 1, 2002
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South Australia
Well If your computer is running OS 9 then it maybe set to shut down automatically. To fix this problem if you do use OS 9 do the following:

From the menu bar: Apple -> Control Panels - > Energy Saver.

Then goto Schedule Start up & Shut down. Un tick the shut down option.
 
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