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Hi,
I have had a fiddle with the settings and i think the problem may be with the sleep button (although I wasnt aware I had one) as through a process of elimination when i change the settings to do nothing when power button pressed and 'ask me what to do' when sleep button pressed thats when the shut down options appear whereas the cvomputer just continues to run slowly when I choose the opposite options (if that makes any sense). I will have a look at the BIOS tonight and see if any changes can be made.
Thanks