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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 00:24:05 -0400
To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
Subject: Re: Power switch not working
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Polytropon writes:
>  > But running FreeBSD seems to
>  > cause it (the case power switch) to be ignored.
>  
>  Check the BIOS settings, the switch should be programmed to
>  something like "soft power-off", it's "the other thing" to
>  whatever caption has been chosen for "immediately power
>  off" (forced by the 4 second press).

	Also make sure you are running the latest BIOS update, and that
this is not a known issue for the motherboard.
	(I have a FreeBSD-only system that cannot do "shutdown -r"
correctly.  If I ever figure out a way to flash the BIOS from within
FreeBSD ....)

	Respectfully,


				Robert Huff