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.
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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.
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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 (http://www.microsoft.com/windows).
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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.
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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.
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