Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 00:07:52 -0500 (CDT) From: Rich Winkel <rich@math.missouri.edu> To: Rich Winkel <rich@math.missouri.edu> Cc: Rino Mardo <rmardo@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Clearing DTR with "halt -p" ? Message-ID: <200109010507.f8157q105581@pencil.math.missouri.edu> In-Reply-To: <200109010501.f8151ts05334@pencil.math.missouri.edu> "from Rich Winkel at Sep 1, 2001 00:01:55 am"
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I should mention I'm talking about an old cpu which "halt -p" doesn't turn off at the bios level. According to Rich Winkel: > According to Rino Mardo: > > just curious. what's the point of having a ups if you're going to switch it > > off when not in use? the batteries will not be fully charged then. > > I'm talking about a power outage situation. In other words, the > UPS would shut off the power to the computer after bsd halts, saving > the batteries from deep discharge. > > When the power comes back up the UPS will return cpu power and > recharge the batteries. > > Rich > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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