Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 12:52:00 -0500
From: "Lawrence Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Now hibernation under win2k ?


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From: "Pres Waterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [LIB] Now hibernation under win2k ?


> Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2002 12:40:55 -0500
> From: Pres Waterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Now hibernation under win2k ?
>
> >
> > As far as I know, the Toshiba hibernation is disabled by Win2k's ACPI.
> > Also the Win2k hibernation data is stored in a 64mb file on your Windows
> > drive rather than at the end of the disk Toshiba's hibernation puts it.
>
>
> I doubt it. Libretto hibernation is controlled by BIOS, and I don't THINK
> the O/S can command the BIOS beyond plug-n-play.

That what ACPI all about - OS controls BIOS.

>
> The way I tell is when using Street Atlas USA Windows will not allow
> suspend/hibernation ( saying a device or program won't allow it ) but if
the
> Libretto decides to hibernate due to battery life it will do so just fine.
>

Under ACPI, any application can prevent system shutdown/standby, keep screen
display up, keep hard disk from power down. However, under critical
considtions, the BIOS is still able to step in.






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