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ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT
Many of the newer computers available today have what is
called Advanced Power Management. If present, this means
that when you choose to shut down your computer, Windows
actually turns off your computer so that you do not have
to touch the power switch when you see the "It is
safe to turn off your computer" screen (actually,
you may not even see this screen.) In order to be able to
use this feature, your computer must be equipped with the
proper Plug and Play BIOS that supports APM. But the
feature must also be enabled, if Windows hasn't detected
the capability and enabled it already.
Here is the procedure for doing that: first, click on the
Start Button, then click on Settings, and then Control
Panel. Scroll down to the System icon, and double click
on it. Next click on the Device Manager tab.
In the tree of devices you are presented with, click on
the plus sign next to System Devices in order to expand
the list of items. Now, if there is an item for Advanced
Power Management in this list, it means Windows
recognizes that your system can support APM. So double
click on Advanced Power Management, then click on the
Settings tab. If there is a check mark next to
"Enable power management support", it means
your computer should turn itself off when you choose to
Shut Down the system from the Start Menu; if you would
rather not have this feature activated, then click to
remove the check mark. If you see the item but no check
mark, you can click to turn it on. If you don't see the
Advanced Power Management entry under System Devices, it
means that Windows doesn't recognize your computer as
having the APM capability.
