Historically most BIOS's have a way to set whether the power button is an instant off or one that requires you to hold the button depressed for a number of seconds (usually 15). So you might want to check yours. Personally, I think the default should require holding the button in for a time. On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 10:37 AM, mike havens wrote: > I discovered how to make it so a laptop won't power off if the power > button is accidently pressesd! What I do is open a text document and > do something to it that will make it prompt you if you want to save it > before it closes. That way if the power buttoon is pressed it will > give you the prompt and then (for my computer) I wait for a question > whether I WANT to shut down everything immediately. > > Does anyone know how to make it so the power button will not turn off > a lapto? I have a tohiba satellite m-36x . Google was of little help. > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. - William Hazlitt --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss