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Question

window xp computer goes into sleep mode

Aug 2, 2011 10:30PM PDT

My computer goes into sleep mode when i was playing game and cant wake up when i used kekboard or mouse. After i restart com same thing happen again after i use the com for less then 5mins. I check the setting for sleep mode but its not on. Some times after i on the com, after login account it goes into sleep mode without letting me do anything. anyone knows how i can stop this promble?

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My guess would be
Aug 2, 2011 10:35PM PDT

My guess would be that it's shutting off, not going into sleep mode. And since this seems to happen after playing a game, it tends to point the finger at heat buildup being the cause. Something in the computer reached a critical temp which triggered a failsafe causing the computer to shut off before permanent damage happens.

So when's the last time you blew out the dust bunnies from the fans? It's something you should be doing roughly every 6 months. If there's a fan in the system, it should get a nice blast or two of compressed air to dislodge any dust bunnies that may have collected.

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but
Aug 2, 2011 11:01PM PDT

But the powder on the cpu is still on and i have to shut down by pressing the powder button and on it again to get it out of the sleep mode. After the 1st auto sleep mode, it will go into sleep mode even when i dont play games and some times just after i login into my account it goes into sleep mode.