Automatic Power Management (APM) not working due to wrong BIOS.
Cause:
The BIOS installed in the portable computer is not compatible with Automatic Power Management.
Solution:
Enable 'Force APM 1.0 Mode'. Contact the computer manufacturer for a BIOS that supports APM.
1) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
2) Select 'Settings' and select 'Control Panel'. (The 'Control Panel' window appears.)
'Control Panel'
3) Double-click the 'System' icon.
'System' icon
4) Click the 'Device Manager' tab.
5) Double-click 'System devices'. (The 'System devices' tree expands.)
6) Select 'Advanced Power Management support'.
'Advanced Power Management'
NOTE: If you don't see a listing for 'Advanced Power Management support', the computer does not support these features.
7) Click 'Properties'.
8) Click the 'Settings' tab.
9) Select the 'Enable power management support' check box.
10) Select the 'Force APM 1.0 Mode' check box from the 'Enable power management support' group.
Select 'Force APM'
NOTE: Enabling this option will force Windows 95 to use an APM 1.1 BIOS in 1.0 mode.
11) Click 'OK'.
12) Click 'Yes' when prompted to restart the computer.
NOTE: Contact the computer manufacturer for a BIOS that supports Automatic Power Management.
