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> > I would assume that I need to set Power Management to 
> 'enabled' in BIOS,
> > or no?
> 
> No.  At least not on the machines I've set up lately.  You 
> need 'device
> apm' (the hints have never been needed on my machines) and
> 'apm_enable="YES"', but that's it.

Excellent, thanks for the info!
 
> -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA

Good Morning from Jackson, TN USA!