What is the make and model of the PC? Do you have any other audio sounds coming from it? I sometimes press windows + M and go to the desktop, and do something that will not normally do anything, like alt + A, and if the audio is working, I will get a thunk sound, that is if you have windows sounds enabled. Then, if the audio is working, but Jaws won't come up, you can try Narrator, with Windows + U. If the audio is not working, hold the power button down for about 5 seconds, and it should shut off, then re-boot. It may do a scan from doing a hard shut down, so give it a lot of time to restart. HTH. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suzanne Carleton" <secarleton269@xxxxxxxxx> To: "real-eyes" <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 1:02 PM Subject: [real-eyes] quirk i have a new window 7 work pc. when it comes out of screen saver the fan revs up and stays that way. seems to be locked. i dont hear jaws anyway. if i power off with the button the fan still stays revved up and it doesnt power off. only thing i can seem to do is unplug power cord from back. weird thing, when i put the power cord back in the fan revs for a second or two, but havent powered it on yet. realy strange. i woke up in the middle of the night to the fan revved up. not sure what is happening. To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes