Solve : PROBLEM: SHUTTING DOWN THE COMPUTER?

1.	Solve : PROBLEM: SHUTTING DOWN THE COMPUTER?
Answer» BIOS>>> Set your cdrom as 1st boot device. Insert your XP disk & let it boot to it. Follow the on screen directions.List computer specs........I went to BIOS settings and under power management ACPI is already enabledThat was expected because it used to shutdown properly before. So.... Quote BIOS>>> Set your cdrom as 1st boot device. Insert your XP disk & let it boot to it. Follow the on screen directions. hey i went to make the CD ROM 1st boot but i could find it on that screen...it said BOOT UP FLOPPY DISK ENABLE / DISABLE it didnt have any option for CD Could u plz guide me where i should go and make changes?BIOS's version and date is "4.15 PG, 3/15/1999" does this mean BIOS is out of date?No most BIOS versions can commonly be a few years older than the system. patio. Most computers of that era have no problem booting from a CDROM. You didn't mention what kind of machine, or what BIOS you have did you? I agree that 1999 for a BIOS is not necessarily a bad thing. Quote i went to make the CD ROM 1st boot but i could find it Look harder.Did we ever find out any specifics about this computer - make.model, etc.? Hey arti, I don't know if you ever got this problem resolved, but i was living with having to power off my PC by hitting the power switch on my power supply for a few weeks after upgrading to XP. Windows shut down as it should but the PC wouldn't power off, although it used to with 98 2nd edit. I found a topic called "computer does not shut down" in the 'computer hardware' FORUM that had a link to a site where I found a solution. Link is http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm Look under "Powerdown Issues" on that page. There I found the solution that worked for me. I quote it below: "When Windows XP won’t powerdown automatically, the APM/NT Legacy Power Node may not be enabled. To enable this, right-click on the My Computer icon, click Properties \| Hardware \| Device Manager \| View. Check the BOX labeled “Show Hidden Devices.” If it’s available on your computer, there will be a red X on the APM/NT Legacy Node. TRY enabling it and SEE if this resolves the powerdown problem (Tip from Terri Stratton). Or, to check the other side of the APM/ACPI coin, open the Power Options applet in Control Panel. If there is an APM tab, make sure the “Enable Advanced Power Management Support” box is checked. (MSKB 313290)" Maybe this will help.

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BIOS>>> Set your cdrom as 1st boot device.
Insert your XP disk & let it boot to it.
Follow the on screen directions.List computer specs........I went to BIOS settings and under power management ACPI is already enabledThat was expected because it used to shutdown properly before.
So.... Quote

BIOS>>> Set your cdrom as 1st boot device.
Insert your XP disk & let it boot to it.
Follow the on screen directions.

hey i went to make the CD ROM 1st boot but i could find it on that screen...it said BOOT UP FLOPPY DISK ENABLE / DISABLE it didnt have any option for CD

Could u plz guide me where i should go and make changes?BIOS's version and date is "4.15 PG, 3/15/1999"

does this mean BIOS is out of date?No most BIOS versions can commonly be a few years older than the system.

patio. Most computers of that era have no problem booting from a CDROM. You didn't mention what kind of machine, or what BIOS you have did you?

I agree that 1999 for a BIOS is not necessarily a bad thing. Quote

i went to make the CD ROM 1st boot but i could find it

Look harder.Did we ever find out any specifics about this computer - make.model, etc.?

Hey arti, I don't know if you ever got this problem resolved, but i was living with having to power off my PC by hitting the power switch on my power supply for a few weeks after upgrading to XP. Windows shut down as it should but the PC wouldn't power off, although it used to with 98 2nd edit. I found a topic called "computer does not shut down" in the 'computer hardware' FORUM that had a link to a site where I found a solution. Link is

http://aumha.org/win5/a/shtdwnxp.htm

Look under "Powerdown Issues" on that page. There I found the solution that worked for me. I quote it below:

"When Windows XP won’t powerdown automatically, the APM/NT Legacy Power Node may not be enabled. To enable this, right-click on the My Computer icon, click Properties | Hardware | Device Manager | View. Check the BOX labeled “Show Hidden Devices.” If it’s available on your computer, there will be a red X on the APM/NT Legacy Node. TRY enabling it and SEE if this resolves the powerdown problem (Tip from Terri Stratton). Or, to check the other side of the APM/ACPI coin, open the Power Options applet in Control Panel. If there is an APM tab, make sure the “Enable Advanced Power Management Support” box is checked. (MSKB 313290)"

Maybe this will help.

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