diff -r 024e2a4a27f6 tools/firmware/rombios/rombios.c
--- a/tools/firmware/rombios/rombios.c	Thu Nov 05 14:08:23 2009 +0000
+++ b/tools/firmware/rombios/rombios.c	Mon Nov 16 14:37:59 2009 +0000
@@ -11249,7 +11249,7 @@
   cmp  bx, 0x001c
   jne  int16_key_found
   sti
-  nop
+  hlt
 #if 0
                            /* no key yet, call int 15h, function AX=9002 */
   0x50,                    /* push AX */