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Date:      Sat, 29 Dec 2001 12:12:11 +0100
From:      Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Does FreeBSD have a problem with some AMD processors?
Message-ID:  <20011229111211.GA1777@raggedclown.net>
In-Reply-To: <20011229105230.J48518@monorchid.lemis.com>
References:  <20011228181009.F95692@monorchid.lemis.com> <20011228115744.A1908@tisys.org> <20011229105230.J48518@monorchid.lemis.com>

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On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 10:52:30AM +1030, Greg Lehey wrote:
> On Friday, 28 December 2001 at 11:57:44 +0100, Nils Holland wrote:
> Interestingly, I had a very similar problem with a motherboard I tried
> exchanging while chasing this problem.  On shutdown, it would not
> power off, just go into power save.  I had to hold down the power
> switch for 5 seconds to power it off.  

Mmm. Isn't this a feature, not a bug ?
Ny motherboard can be configured according to how it should respond
to the ATX (soft) poweroff button. Less than 4 secs = standyby, or
poweroff according to taste.

> After that, power on would not
> work for about 20 minutes; turning power on showed no sign of life.

Well, that is certainly not a desirable feature !

-- 
Regards
Cliff



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