>>
>> Is there any way of disabling soft-switch? Getting the system
>> to power up the "old way"? I'm afraid I find the whole thang
>> about software controlling functions originally designed for
>> human intervention to be pretty scary.
>>
>
>  Another big grudge I have on SoftSwitch [BX6 REV 2] is that sometimes
>the system hangs so bad that pressing power switch does nothing...

Yes. The first time I set my Celeron 300A to run at 450 mhz
and 2.0 volts core, the damned thang froze up and set my po'
heart palpitating. Bizarre, bizarre behavior ...

>then I have to reach for a plug. No problems with shutdown or
>powerup [mouse double-clk] though. (Question : is there any way to
>fix this?)

"powerup  mouse double-clk"? I'm afraid I don't follow ...

>  Maybe, you should dig and search for ACPI management, etc., in BIOS
>anything even remotely related to power management that is wrongly
>set could be causing your problems.

ACPI has been disabled in my Award bios since the system
first POSTed.

Well, I've pored over the manual, bios, etc. Can't find anything
on soft switch.

And I have yet to encounter -anyone- who knows/can explain
how the damned thang works/does-not-work.

I cry "Uncle"!

  Zalut,
  David

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** Univ. Mo. St. Louis              **                              **
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