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by **Cactus** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 9:53 pm

Problem #1...

"It's Now Safe To Turn Off Your Computer"

If the message above is the shutdown issue, stop right here. You really don't have a problem with shutdown. While it may not seem like it, shutdown has completed properly. The problem you have is with powering down or powering off the computer. Semantics, you say? Maybe, but almost without fail this can be solved as follows. If you haven't checked for an updated BIOS, that's the first step, then check the items listed below.

Click [Start] [Control Panel] [Performance and Maintenance] [Power Options]
The Power Options Properties Property Sheet will open.
Click the APM tab and check the box to [Enable Advanced Power Management Support]

Power Down Automatically After Shutdown I Select the APM tab and check/uncheck [Enable Advanced Power Management Support].

It should be noted that some users have solved the shutdown problems via enabling while others have achieved success via disabling. Experimentation with the APM and ACPI settings may provide a solution.

Cactus

by **Cactus** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 10:00 pm

You don't have to Format to convert to NTFS...

Standard Windows utility that is called CONVERT serves this purpose...

Just go to the Command Prompt and execute the command:

C:\> CONVERT C: /fs:ntfs

Where C: is a name of the drive you want to convert.

After machine re-boots, conversion process will start and you'll have your FAT32 converted to NTFS without of data loss...

Cactus...

by **Daninku** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 10:01 pm

OK I will try. I'm afraid that it will crash again

If so I will format again LOL. Crazy thing here, But anyway than you cactus I will try this immediately, and will post the result soon I HOPE.

by **Daninku** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 10:10 pm

YEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY PERFECT. THANKX CACTUS you're great. :mrgreen:

And now what about the other? You know why I cannot format using NTFS? And can I convert to NTFS now, and if so how and what you recommend? Thankx for all those helping in these forums.

by **Cactus** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 10:35 pm

Do you have to Re-format or can you Convert?
If you can convert...read my post above...

Cactus

*EDIT

by **Daninku** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:38 am

OH sorry

THANK YOU, I have converted to NTFS. :mrgreen:

by **Cactus** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 2:44 pm

The conversion worked...that's great Daninku....

Cactus

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