Date: Fri, 06 Aug 1999 11:38:34 +0930 (CST) From: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> To: Jon Hamilton <hamilton@pobox.com> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG, N <niels@bakker.net> Subject: Re: PIIX4? Message-ID: <XFMail.990806113834.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> In-Reply-To: <19990806015556.CC777271@woodstock.monkey.net>
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This message is in MIME format --_=XFMail.1.3.p0.FreeBSD:990806113834:611=_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On 06-Aug-99 Jon Hamilton wrote: > that having the computer remain off when power is reapplied may save > you some problems e.g. in a storm, where the power may flash off and > back on quickly several times in a short period. In that scenario, you > are almost certainly better off just letting the machine sit there powered > down. Or get a UPS.. > } Most ATX-based motherboards are real bad in this respect, sucking > } kilowatts of power when they get plugged in, and no way to disable this > } (no real on/off switch). > Kilowatts? Hardly. I don't think they'd even have a high startup current either.. --- Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum --_=XFMail.1.3.p0.FreeBSD:990806113834:611=_ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- Version: 2.6.3ia iQCVAwUBN6pDolbYW/HEoF9pAQEsbAP6AwACs73excvYImMQ+qEqHE9MGSLE8fOY wze23j4Cemj+LPPQVIw+PDjRTx5QzTlcHpNJDQX3+NYBsL9nxlA8RaAa8dsr9WvZ iLHGIhA+0DNcQ5BN5DOweG4zfbEDWA4mku+MlZMF8Y4GlXdTbgdnoDTXLB2VpVyN qOBfw8gtYro= =5Xt2 -----END PGP MESSAGE----- --_=XFMail.1.3.p0.FreeBSD:990806113834:611=_-- End of MIME message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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