[Shotimes] RE: OT - New car/New computer - FUNNY

[Erik Balser]

Yes Carl that's usually the function.  On some motherboards you can also
setup the power button function in the BIOS.  And Don, if you computer locks
up you don't have to turn it off by the power strip.  Simply hold down the
power button until it shuts off.  It's kinda like a safetfy so you don't
accidentally shut the computer off.  (But then again why else would you hit
the power button!!! lol )


----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
To: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] RE: OT - New car/New computer - FUNNY


> Don,  Most newer computers have a power management function.  Check
> that in Control Panel.  If you don't see an option to on action to
> perform when pressing the power button, go to the IBM technical
> support website and check for any patches or drivers to enable that
> function.
>
> Usually the power button is a soft switch that can be programmed to
> either shutdown or hibernate the machine.
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> Donald Mallinson said:
> > Paul,
> >
> > My computer won't do anything if you hit the power button.
> > IBM AMD Athlon.  If the Windows locks up, which it does a
> > couple times a week, I have to kill power at the power strip
> > to get a re-boot.
> >
> > CTRL-ALT-Delete, does not do an "orderly" shut down on any
> > computer I have ever had.  It won't shut off programs
> > currently running, and usually causes a fault that triggers
> > windows scandisk.
> >
> > Don Mallinson
> >
> > Paul L Fisher wrote:
> >
> >> If you don't want to hit the Start button to shutdown, jut hit the
> >> power
> >> button. It will produce an orderly shutdown. You can also hit
> >> CTRL-ALT-DEL
> >> and select Shutdown from there.
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