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    Does you G50 have a heart beat?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by unpilot, Feb 10, 2009.

  1. unpilot

    unpilot Notebook Consultant

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    Hi!

    When I close the lid on my G50Vt-X1 the lights on the lid blink on and off like a heart beat. It continues for hours like that. I have the power managment to go to sleep and not to hibernate.

    It is not a big deal I just wonder if other have the same heart beat on their lappy's


    Thanks!
     
    unpilot, Feb 10, 2009
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  2. Silverio

    Silverio Notebook Consultant

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    yes, both sleep and hibernate cause the lid lights to blink
     
    Silverio, Feb 11, 2009
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  3. SCE_Sobek

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    yeah...sleep on mine too....freaking lights are bright when yourtrying to go to sleep lol...someone said that it reminded them of police lights and they couldnt sleep lol...or somehtin of the sort lol
     
    SCE_Sobek, Feb 11, 2009
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  4. Qwakrz

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    Sleep causes the lights on mine to flash, not looked on Hibernate but I would have thought they would be off for that to save power.
     
    Qwakrz, Feb 11, 2009
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  5. Delta_CT

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    Lights only flash on sleep. Hibernation means that things are completely powered down and all the data in RAM is written to the HDD, so you will not see any lights in hibernate, except for that pesky Expressgate icon in the touch panel above the keyboard.
     
    Delta_CT, Feb 11, 2009
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    Delta CT has it right-- it's sleep only. When it's hibernating there are no lights flashing since it's essentially in the same power state as shutdown. Also, ExpressGate can't be activated during Sleep, but can be activated in Hibernate and Shutdown.
     
    Duct Tape Dude, Feb 11, 2009
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  7. Silverio

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    well that's weird, because mine blinks on hibernate XD


    I have a g50v-a1 though... dunno if that makes a diff
     
    Silverio, Feb 11, 2009
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  8. Delta_CT

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    Hmmmm....I don't think it is hibernate then, must be standby. In your "hibernate" mode, is your power button also flashing and if you press a key like Space or Enter, does your notebook start up again?
     
    Delta_CT, Feb 12, 2009
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