You need to load APM in /boot/loader.conf. Just add the line: apm_load="YES" Then, add the line hint.acpi.disabled="1" to /boot/device.hints. That should do the trick. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman at es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634