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| Thread ID: 23511 | 2002-08-18 02:01:00 | XP won't shut my computer down ... | JohnB (1438) | Press F1 |
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| 72077 | 2002-08-18 02:01:00 | I just put WinXP Pro on my trusty old P350 machine. Works fine, but when I shut down the machinery keeps whirring (fan and/or hard drive?). The on/off switch doesn't work so I have to turn it off at the wall. When I turn it on again at the wall the system starts and boots itself. It seems that the front panel power switch is now completely irrelevant. Any ideas? | JohnB (1438) | ||
| 72078 | 2002-08-18 02:05:00 | From the Net.... There are a number of users who are noticing that their PC will no longer automatically power down/shut off without pressing the power off button on the computers unlike in Windows Me/95/2000. There could be a number of reasons for this - but the main one seems to be that ACPI is not enabled on the computer or in Windows XP. Here is how to try that out: 1: Click - Start - Control Panel - Performance and Maintenance - Power Options Tab 2: Then click APM - Enable Advanced Power Management Support |
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| 72079 | 2002-08-18 02:24:00 | There is usually a setting in the BIOS aswell. They both have to be on for APM to work. G P |
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| 72080 | 2002-08-19 10:37:00 | Thanks Godfather. That did it. Sweet. | JohnB (1438) | ||
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