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Date:      Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:54:35 -0700
From:      Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>
To:        "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net>
Cc:        nate@yogotech.com (Nate Williams), Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@oslo.online.no>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Laptop goes to standby when the lid is closed 
Message-ID:  <15501.2939.827443.269853@caddis.yogotech.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020311195232.C47105D0B@ptavv.es.net>
References:  <15501.2573.37137.498448@caddis.yogotech.com> <20020311195232.C47105D0B@ptavv.es.net>

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>>> I have a laptop (IBM ThinkPad 380ED) that goes to standby when the
>>> lid is closed.
>>
>> This is a BIOS setting, and is normally controlled by the ThinkPad
>> windows software.
> 
> On most ThinkPads, it is best to use ps2 (DOS program) to configure
> BIOS. The Windows tool puts the changes in the Windows registry, but
> does not actually update CMOS memory for may items and the registry is
> of no use when booting FreeBSD.

Good advice!


Nate

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