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Hi,
When I went into 'Computer' it said mine was a 'Standard PC'.
However, I followed the instructions of Wesley in the above posting and it
cured it.
Thanks for your help
Rod
"River_Rat" wrote:
> When XP is first installed it tries to determine what type of BIOS is
> available on the computer. Newer systems have what is known as Advanced
> Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) capability. Unfortunately, XP
> doesn't always recognize a computer BIOS is ACPI capable and doesn't install
> the support for ACPI. Even more unfortunate is the fact that if ACPI support
> isn't determined at the initial install it's virtually impossible to correct
> this at a later time short of reinstalling XP over the top of the previous
> XP installation. To do so requires changing the Hardware Abstraction Layer
> (HAL). The chances of successfully changing a HAL after XP has been
> installed is pretty close to zilch.
>
> Once you drop the CD in the tray and fire up the computer to install XP, the
> first thing you'll see at the bottom of the screen is the option to press F6
> if you need to install a SCSI or RAID controller. Don't press F6. Press F5
> instead. This will take you to a separate menu of Hardware Abstraction
> Layer's where you can choose an appropriate HAL that supports ACPI. The
> choices will be:
>
> a.. ACPI Multiprocessor PC
>
> b.. ACPI Uniprocessor PC
>
> c.. Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC
>
> d.. Compaq SystemPro Multiprocessor or 100% Compatible PC
>
> e.. MPS Uniprocessor PC
>
> f.. MPS Multiprocessor PC
>
> g.. Standard PC
>
> h.. Standard PC with C-Step i486
>
> i.. Other
>
> In the majority of installations the 'Advanced Configuration and Power
> Interface (ACPI) PC' HAL is the one you will want to use. A few cautions are
> also in order:
>
> a.. Obtain and install the latest BIOS for your motherboard before you
> begin the XP installation.
>
> b.. Equally as important as using the proper HAL on ACPI capable systems,
> is NOT using it on systems that are not ACPI compatible. The install may
> complete but the system will almost surely fail to start when it reboots.
>
> c.. There are situations where it is definitely not desirable to use an
> ACPI HAL even if it is supported by the BIOS. This predominately applies to
> servers, but to ensure that an ACPI HAL will not be used or automatically
> detected and used, press F7 instead of F5 as discussed previously.
>
> Considering the number of problems that users have with systems not shutting
> down completely I wonder why this feature is not prominently mentioned and
> documented. It could save many headaches, but now you know. A good piece of
> knowledge to have tucked away for your next XP install.
>
> As a final note, to determine if your computer was detected as being ACPI
> enabled:
>
> Right click My Computer then click Properties > Hardware > Device Manager.
> Expand the entry called Computer.
>
> If the entry is 'Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC'
> you're all set. If it says 'Standard PC' the computer BIOS was not detected
> as being ACPI capable.
>
>
> --
> Good Day
> River Rat
>
>
>
>
> "CAO8661ME" <CAO8661ME@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C11AC089-EC51-46F1-A6B9-B62BBF2E8665@microsoft.com...
> I've just upgraded from 98 to XP, on 98 when I shutdown the computer it
> switched off automatically, on XP I have to wait for the instruction to turn
> it off manually. Any way of XP doing it automatically?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rod
>
>
>