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    RJL replied on July 14, 2009 17:24 to the question "Dell Inspiron 1525 entering Sleep while using computer" in Dell:

    RJL
    I never received a reply but I did find a solution for my case. First I fiddled with the power settings (by clicking on the battery icon and changing settings in power options) this seemed to help for a little while but then it happened again when I was typing. I then realised that I was wearing a magnetic bracelet (which I often do when I type), and whenever i put it near the screen it turned off. So now I make sure not to wear it when using the computer and I haven ?t had the problem since. The only other time this has happened was when I used my laptop near a very large wind tunnel, so I can only guess that the Inspiron is very sensitive to magnetic fields. So my advice to you would be not to use it near speakers, a tv or anything that might have a magnetic field. Hope this helps. I would be very interested to know if this fixes the problem for you too.
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    RJL asked a question in Dell on April 16, 2009 10:46:

    RJL
    Dell Inspiron 1525 entering Sleep while using computer
    My new Dell Inspiron 1525 appears to go into Sleep mode while I am using the computer, eg. while chatting on the internet (the computer is definately not inactive - it just happened while typing this message!) I have to close the lid and open it again and it returns to what i was doing. I know this must have to do with a power mode as when it first happened it used to ask for my password. I have since changed the option "Require password on wakeup" in advanced power settings to "No". This problem only happens sometimes but when it does happen it keeps doing it every few minutes until I restart the computer. What do I do??