Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 23:19:13 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Jon Hamilton <hamilton@pobox.com> Cc: N <niels@bakker.net>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PIIX4? Message-ID: <199908060619.XAA00400@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 05 Aug 1999 20:55:56 CDT." <19990806015556.CC777271@woodstock.monkey.net>
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> I've heard people worry out loud about that at times, but I've never > had it happen, and don't know anyone who has had it happen. Besides, > your computer draws so little power even at startup that it's really > optimizing the wrong thing. OTOH, I do lend some credence to the argument > that having the computer remain off when power is reapplied may save > you some problems e.g. in a storm, where the power may flash off and > back on quickly several times in a short period. In that scenario, you > are almost certainly better off just letting the machine sit there powered > down. If you care about this at all, buy a UPS. -- \\ The mind's the standard \\ Mike Smith \\ of the man. \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ -- Joseph Merrick \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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