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Date:      Fri, 6 Aug 1999 00:17:23 +0200 (CEST)
From:      N <niels@bakker.net>
To:        stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PIIX4?
Message-ID:  <9908060015040.22964-100000@liquid.tpb.net>
In-Reply-To: <001a01bedf7f$2d8368e0$42baefce@mail.symmetron.com>

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> check your BIOS configuration...  Mine (ASUS motherboard) has an item called "AC Power
> Loss Restart", it's default is to leave the system off after the power is reapplied.  I
> always change this so that my servers come back on after a power loss.

I actually keep it on off.  After a power failure I don't also want
several circuit breakers to go off due to an enormous power surge.

Most ATX-based motherboards are real bad in this respect, sucking
kilowatts of power when they get plugged in, and no way to disable this
(no real on/off switch).

[Would you mind trimming your quotes a little bit the next time?]


	-- Niels.



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