I saw this http://howto.wikia.com/wiki/Howto_get_the_Linux_kernel_to_properly_power_down_the_Dell_Optiplex_GX240_using_ACPI which suggests that a kernel re-compile is needed to get a Dell Optiplex GX240 to power down when halted. I started going down that path but then saw this comment in the file arch/i386/kernel/acpi/boot.c: /* * If your system is blacklisted here, but you find that acpi=force * works for you, please contact acpi-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx */ That prompted my to try adding acpi=force and I found that after doing that, my box actually powers down when I halt it, so I am contacting this list as requested. Greg Frost - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
