Riddle me this: unsolicited orderly shutdown

[Steve Litt]

On 12/03/2021 14:08, Shachar Shemesh wrote:

>I've cracked it!!!
>
>The problem was that my USB-C docking station was incapable of
>providing enough power to run the computer. It should not have been a
>problem, as I'm guessing the problem was momentary and the computer's
>battery would have also sufficed. It did, however, respond to this
>situation by sending a power-off key (which is why the BIOS did not
>say anything - it wasn't it that initiated the shutdown).
>
>I've connected the computer's provided power supply, and the problem
>is now GONE.
>
>Thank you, everyone.

Nice troubleshooting Shachar! Something like that could be extremely
elusive.

SteveT

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