Hi rogcal,are you running on battery or via a power lead?
Tinkerman.
Since I purchased this laptop some 4 years ago it has operated with no problems until recently. Now whenever I push the power button the laptop takes exactly two and a half minutes before it starts to boot up. In that two and a half minutes, it just sits there completely dead then when the stop watch hits 150 seconds it comes alive. It is not in any kind of hibernation mode and I've checked all other possibilities involving power management. I have not got an operating manual for this laptop, so I cannot be certain if there is a function I have accidentally activated. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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