Turning off Windows Power Management XP Pro S2

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Some laptops have special key combinations to reach functions in the BIOS.
Example on a Dell laptop I used ages ago you pressed Fn + F9 to reach power
management properties. See if that helps any. How did those dunderheads
manage to stuff your hard disk and give it back to you in a non working
state? I would have had something to say!

"Lost and bewildered" wrote:

> I have a Toshiba Satalite 1905-S301 I had to send it in for repair and they
> blew away my hard drive info. I had to reinstall XP Pro and update it to
> latest Windows fixes.
> When I try to change power options in Control Panel, I get the message "To
> adjust power management settings, close Microsoft Power Options and use
> TOSHIBA Power Management" I have tried everything to find out how to turn it
> off but cannot find it.
> I have tried in the startup bios, no power management choices
> I have tried every device in device manager. Turned off anything with a
> power management option.
> I tried msconfig with no luck either.
> Does anyone know how I can turn it off and use the Toshiba power management
> options? The screen TOSHIBA Power Managemnt shows up under the Power Options
> Properties, but it is greyed out and non-responsive. My computer keeps
> shutting down every 15 minutes which is really annoying.
>
> fvetrovec