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    Why Windows 95 Dropped HLT: A Lesson in Compatibility and Risk

    Windows 95 engineers walked away from a simple CPU instruction — the x86 HLT (halt) — not because the idea was exotic or useless, but because using it risked turning customers’ laptops into permanent bricks. What looks, in hindsight, like a small compatibility choice was in fact a high-stakes...
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    • apm bios compatibility engineering cpu idle firmware hardware brick hardware testing hlt linux nohlt nohlt oem ecosystem power management raymond chen risk management software history windows 95 x86
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    Windows 7 Desktop freezes when idle

    I am running win7rc 64 on a home build, asus m2a-vm mb, ati hd4670, 4 gig OCZ ram. All drivers are current win 7 or latest Vista64 drivers. Away device is disabled. Symptoms: when my computer is in use it performs as advertised, no problems with booting lockups or anything. after my machine...
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    • apm asus bios settings desktop drivers freezes graphics hardware hibernate home build idle lockups monitor performance power options recovery sleep mode troubleshooting usb settings windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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