Chapter 7 LANDesk User Guide
PM Events
The VGA, LPT & COM, HDD & FDD, DMA /master, Modem Ring Resume, RTC Alarm Resume and Primary INTR section are I/O events which can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode. When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service. The default value is Off. When set On, activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it. The IRQ section sets the
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