Re: [newbie] apm mand. 8.1 misworks

2002-04-22 Thread civileme
Paul Larkin wrote: > > > > >Hi, how can I get my mandrake 8.1 setup to restore >properly, after APM kicks in? >-What actually happens: if nothing is input to the PC >(let's say I leave the room for dinner for 20 min. or >so, so there's no mouse or keyboard input), there are >3 beeps heard, the

Re: [newbie] apm mand. 8.1 misworks

2002-04-22 Thread Bob Read
> > > > > Hi, how can I get my mandrake 8.1 setup to restore > > > > properly, after APM kicks in? > > > > -What actually happens: if nothing is input to > > > the PC > > > > (let's say I leave the room for dinner for 20 min. > > > or > > > > so, so there's no mouse or keyboard input), there > >

Re: [newbie] apm mand. 8.1 misworks

2002-04-21 Thread Brian Parish
OK, if all is well APMwise under W$, then don't touch the BIOS. Any Gnome users out there who can field this one? Brian On Mon, 2002-04-22 at 09:50, Paul Larkin wrote: > Thanks, Brian. Your reply goes with something I also > read recently somewhere. I don't like dinkin' w/BIOS, > since this i

Re: [newbie] apm mand. 8.1 misworks

2002-04-21 Thread Paul Larkin
Thanks, Brian. Your reply goes with something I also read recently somewhere. I don't like dinkin' w/BIOS, since this is a dual HD (1 linux, 1 Win98) & the win APM is set by the OS & works fine. But if I have to... And I'm using Gnome, and there seems no evident power control center in the Gno

[newbie] apm mand. 8.1 misworks

2002-04-21 Thread Paul Larkin
Hi, how can I get my mandrake 8.1 setup to restore properly, after APM kicks in? -What actually happens: if nothing is input to the PC (let's say I leave the room for dinner for 20 min. or so, so there's no mouse or keyboard input), there are 3 beeps heard, the screen goes blank. When I c