Power Saving And Ergonometry; Soft Power Down; Safe Off - HP Vectra VL600 Technical Reference Manual

4 BIOS Overview

Power Saving and Ergonometry

Power Saving and Ergonometry

Soft Power Down

Soft Power Down is available with the Windows NT operating system. If users
want to shut down their PC, they are able to do so directly from the Windows
NT interface. There is no longer any need to physically switch off the PC.
The hardware to do this is contained in the ICH chipset. This chipset is
described in detail in Technical Reference Manual - HP Vectra Technology.

Safe Off

Safe Off is available with the Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems.
If users attempt to shut down the operating system when an application is
open and has not been saved, they are requested to save their work before
the computer can be powered off.
The hardware to do this is contained in the ICH chipset. This chipset is
described in detail in Technical Reference Manual - HP Vectra Technology.
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