Re: Not powering off

Ramesh wrote:
Thanks Paul .. You were right .. it says Standard PC. How do i change to ACPI?

Ramesh

There is a suggestion here. It might take a repair install for that one, to
change "Standard PC" to "ACPI Uniprocessor PC" or "ACPI Multiprocessor PC".
The multiprocessor option would be appropriate for a Pentium 4 with
Hyperthreading (one real, one virtual core), or a dual or quad core
processor of some type, or even one of the older, dual socket
motherboards.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299340/en-us

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

I understand, that you can change between "ACPI Uniprocessor PC" and
"ACPI Multiprocessor PC", by going to the Computer entry, and
updating the driver. But for other HAL changes, that is more difficult.
Perhaps someone else in this group, knows a more straightforward
way to fix it.

I recommend making a full backup, before you go any further. I would
back up the boot drive. Then, if you have a problem, and even safe
mode is not working, you have some alternatives.

The last time I discovered one of my computers had been installed
improperly, and the Computer entry said Standard PC, I reinstalled :-)

Good luck,
Paul


"Paul" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:g1bg0j$f06$1@xxxxxxxxxxx
Ramesh wrote:
HI,

When i shut down my desktop, the system does not power off. I only get the display Its now safe to power off your computer (as in AT PCs), Are there any settings in XP or the BIOS that i need to check to rectify this situation? My PC has ATX power supply and AMD Athlon processor.

Thanks for any help.

Ramesh
Go to Device Manager, and check the properties of the "Computer" entry.
For proper shutdown, it should mention "ACPI".

http://img.tomshardware.com/us/2005/11/28/are_three_cores_better_than_two/devman.gif

If it says "Standard PC", well then, that is the problem.

Paul



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