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APM bios routines power management

Subject: Re: BIOS address for powering down the computer
From: Bela Lubkin <belal@sco.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2003 2:47 PM

Fernando Ronci wrote:

> Sorry if this post isn't closely related to SCO OSR5 or UW, but maybe
> someone can help me.
> I need to know the BIOS address (Award BIOS in this case) where the
> routine for powering down a machine with APM support resides, if such
> routine actually exists.
> For example, the routine for rebooting the machine is at ffff:0000 ,
> so debug's command g=ffff:0000 will perform a reboot (INT 19h).

See:

  http://www.ctyme.com/intr/rb-1401.htm
  http://www.ctyme.com/intr/rb-1404.htm

>Bela<
 

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