On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Richard Polton wrote:
>the power switch is disabled
>too and the only way in which the machine responds is by switching
>off at the wall and pulling the battery.
I have seen this with my IBM Thinkpad 600E several times.
Many (newer, at least) IBM machines I've seen will power down if you hold the
power button down for 2-3 seconds. Try that instead of pulling the plug and
battery.
It may be true for other machines also.
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Dan Streetman
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