Changes between Version 19 and Version 20 of Requirements

Timestamp:

Dec 16, 2013, 4:48:15 PM (10 years ago)

Author:

David Azarewicz

Comment:

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Requirements

@@ -19 +19 @@
 * The old VAPM.SYS driver cannot be used with this software.
 * The old OS2APIC.PSD cannot be used with this software.
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+The PSD is an ACPI based driver. This means that it relies on the information provided by the ACPI in your system and can only do things described by and allowed by the ACPI in your system. If any of the ACPI information is incorrect or any of the ACPI functions don't work, then these features won't work on your system with this PSD. This PSD probably does not contain workarounds for defects unique to certain hardware/ACPI/BIOS that may be present in other software like Windows or Linux.
 
 == Problematic Hardware and Vendors ==
@@ -79 +81 @@
 acpistat poweroff
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-This command properly makes sure the power off routine is in memory before stopping the file systems.  Make sure you are using the latest version of acpistat.exe.
+This command properly makes sure the power off routine is in memory before stopping the file systems. Make sure you are using the latest version of acpistat.exe.
 
-If acpistat poweroff successfully powers off your system, then there is nothing wrong with any of the ACPI software. Do not report this as a problem with ACPI. Instead report the problem to the appropriate place for your shutdown utility (xworkplace, for example).
+If `acpistat poweroff` successfully powers off your system, then that indicates a problem with the power off utility you are using. Do not report this as a problem here. Instead report the problem to the appropriate place for your shutdown utility (xworkplace, for example). If `acpistat poweroff` does not successfully power off your system, then there is probably a problem with the ACPI in your system.
 
 == Immediate suspend due to misbehaving SLPB (sleep button) device ==