Problems turning your Dell Optiplex off? Use the cell phone...

Olle P · 31st Jul 2006, 05:21 PM

Cell phones that receive a call or SMS while near the laptop (Dell Optiplex GX520) will cause the computer to go into suspension mode.

Read more about it in this blog, with additional comments in this article.

Cheers
Olle

Adrian Wong · 31st Jul 2006, 05:45 PM

ROTFL!!! Don't call this a bug. It's a feature.

Chai · 31st Jul 2006, 06:08 PM

GX520? Crap, only have GX620 here...

Olle P · 31st Jul 2006, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

GX520? Crap, only have GX620 here...

The 520 is just an example. According to Dell this "feature" may very well be present in other models as well.
If you have a 620 and a cell phone, why not go ahead and test it?

/Olle

31st Jul 2006, 05:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
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