Win98SE ACPI?

[TheGameAh]

I think that's the right term.  I might be wrong though.  Is Windows 98 SE smart shutdown compatible?  I know in Windows 2000 and Windows XP, if you hit the power button, the operating system will gracefully shutdown.  Does Windows 98 SE support this in some way, or do you have to shut it down through the menu?

[BillyJack]

I'm pretty sure that Windows 98 SE has this functionality.  Check in the Control Panel under the Power management icon.  It probably has something similar to "when power button is pressed" then a drop down box that says "do nothing" "sleep" "shut down" etc.

just check under the different tabs (if there are any.)



BillyJack

[nighthawk2099]

Yes Win98SE does support the PowerDown/Shutdown thing.  We are running Win98SE on Dell Optiplex GX110 that do the power down.  No problems here.

[bigmoe]

I'm no expert, but doesn't this support also have to exist in the bios in order to work correctly?

[Amra]

If you have an ATX Power power connector (you can tell because it is two rows of wires) on your MB, then you have have it in your BIOS.  If you only have an AT Connector (has only one row of wires) then you wont be able to use Auto Power Down, no matter what OS you use, instead you will get a screen that says "it is now safe to turn off your PC".

[_Iz-]

If you have an ATX Power power connector (you can tell because it is two rows of wires) on your MB, then you have have it in your BIOS.  If you only have an AT Connector (has only one row of wires) then you wont be able to use Auto Power Down, no matter what OS you use, instead you will get a screen that says "it is now safe to turn off your PC".

This is not entirely accurate. I've seen computers with an ATX power supply that did not support ACPI shutdown. The computer would completely turn off when you click start -> shutdown but you couldn't press the power button to make it shutdown properly (and yes it was set right in control panel). ACPI support is largely determined by the bios but also requires an ATX powersupply. Both must be true for it to work. Some bioses are "supposed" to support ACPI but are buggy and the functionality was disabled for these in windows. (windows actually maintains an internal list of problematic bioses)