Re: Standby not available in WinXP Pro
From: Alfred (nospamadeboda_at_mts.net)
Date: 02/15/04
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Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 20:03:23 -0700
Yes but in my BIOS CMOS there is a setting for ACPI. Under power management
I have "ACPI function" set to enabled. Given the option here I therefore
assume that my AOpen AX6BC motherboard (with most recent BIOS) supports
ACPI.
The problem must be with WinXP no?
"CS" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 17:21:59 -0700, "Alfred" <nospamadeboda@mts.net>
> wrote:
>
> The ACPI HAL is installed by default if XP detects a motherboard and
> BIOS that is ACPI compatible. Yours is probably not compatible and
> therefore you will not be able to use the "Standby" feature. Even if
> you were to force an ACPI HAL to be used during the install process,
> XP would crash the first time you tried to use "Standby".
>
> >How do I install ACPI?
> >
> >Alfred
> >
> >"Alex Nichol" <alexn.mvpdts@ntlworld.delete.com> wrote in message
> >news:vhgf20hnntv2ghv8n568gvoim8j155mgj6@4ax.com...
> >> Alfred wrote:
> >>
> >> >I have a Pentium II 350 machine running WinXP Pro. APM is enabled.
It
> >is
> >> >using an AOpen AX6BC motherboard with the latest BIOS. However
standby
> >is
> >> >always greyed out in the Windows shutdown menu. As well there is no
> >option
> >> >for shutdown under Power Management. Under the BIOS there are options
> >for
> >> >Standby. Why isn't WinXP giving me the option to use standby?
> >>
> >> Because WinXP Standby and Hibernation depend on the presence of
> >> acceptable ACPI - the later power management method. As you have it
> >> installed with APM. you do not have ACPI
> >>
> >> --
> >> Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
> >> Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
> >
>
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