Intel Intel Desktop Board Power Management Features, Acpi, Hardware Support, Power Connectors

Intel Desktop Board DG35EC Product Guide

Power Management Features

Power management is implemented at several levels, including:

•Software support through the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)

•Hardware support:

⎯Power connectors

⎯Fan headers

⎯LAN wake capabilities

⎯Instantly Available PC technology (Suspend to RAM)

⎯+5 V standby power indicator LED

⎯Wake from USB

⎯Wake from PS/2 keyboard/mouse

⎯Power Management Event signal (PME#) wakeup support

⎯WAKE# signal wake-up support

•ENERGY STAR qualified

ACPI

ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of a computer. The use of ACPI with the Desktop Board requires an operating system that provides full ACPI support.

Hardware Support

Power Connectors

ATX12V-compliant power supplies can turn off the computer power through system control. When an ACPI-enabled computer receives the correct command, the power supply removes all non-standby voltages.

When resuming from an AC power failure, the computer returns to the power state it was in before power was interrupted (either on or off). The computer’s response can be set by using the Last Power State feature in the BIOS Setup program’s Boot menu.

The Desktop Board has two power connectors. See Figure 26 on page 50 for the location of the power connectors.

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