[NTLUG:Discuss] one more OT question my laptop please

[Gilbert Morrow]

My vote would be a Lenovo , very Linux friendly , never cared for Dell or HP
, Panasonic or Sony are good .
I think I remember seeing a BIOS patch for that problem (computer not
responding after going into sleep mode), but don't know if it was for
Gateway , or Vista in general .

On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 4:36 PM, Fred James <fredjame at fredjame.cnc.net>wrote:

> All
> Gateway MX8734; MS Vista Home Premium - planned to upgrade to XP Pro SP2
> as a dual boot with Linux (Mandriva 2008 or something like that)
> Box has been back for warranty work twice
>    once because it powered off and wouldn't power back on
>    once because hung (mouse and keyboard had no effect) and then timed
> out (blank screen - although it was still powered on, it wouldn't un-hang)
> Now it powers off after several (exact quantity not known as yet) hours
> idle - I have been leaving it idle as a test to see if Gateway had fixed
> the problem, before I move on to the plan noted above.
> (more detail upon request)
>
> Question:  Is this more likely to be a Gateway issue, or a Vista issue?
>
> Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to offer
> Regards
> Fred James
>
> PS:  The power off occurs whether user is logged in or not
>
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