Auto Insert Notification Polling May Prevent Automatic Suspend
Article ID: 164103
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q164103
SYMPTOMS
Some computers are equipped with power management features that place the
computer in a suspended power state after a certain period of inactivity.
If the Auto Insert Notification option is enabled for IDE CD-ROM drives on
such a computer, and the computer uses the Intel PIIX 3 IDE controller
chip set, the computer may not be suspended automatically.
CAUSE
The drive polling that Windows performs to determine drive status is
detected by the power management components as drive activity. The drive
controller reports that the drive is still in use, preventing the computer
from being suspended.
RESOLUTION
STATUS
This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of Windows, visit
http://www.microsoft.com/windows.
MORE INFORMATION
Note that this issue affects computers that use the Intel PIIX 3 IDE
controller chip set, and does not depend upon whether the drive itself
supports a particular Media Status Notification specification.
Additional query words: pix pixx piix3
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