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One of the features of notebook computers is power management. Power management helps prolong the usable time on per charge when operating on battery power, and also provides for suspend and standby. There are times when it is preferable to disable power management in the bios setup, such as when calibrating the battery, or simply the operating preference of the user.

Another time it would be important is while running Windows 98. Windows 98 power management attempts to override the BIOS settings and can potentially cause conflicts. It is therefore recommended to disable BIOS level Power Management and utilize Windows 98’s integrated power management.

The following steps will disable power management in Bios on the WinBook XLi.

1. Tap the F2 key continuously on a cold boot, or when the screen goes blank on a restart of Windows 95 or Windows 98. This will bring up the blue Setup Utility screen.
2. Highlight the Power Management Setup, using the right arrow key to scroll across.
3. Press the Enter key to select Power Management Setup.
4. Arrow down to the PM Control line.
5. Select the Off setting by pressing the minus (-) key to the left of the Backspace key.
6. Press the Esc (escape) key to leave Power Management Setup.
7. Select save settings and exit. The default response is Y (yes).
8. Press Enter to confirm save and exit the Setup Utility.

Your computer will then boot on into Windows and Power Management is disabled.

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