3-8 Managing Power
Power Management Your computer supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface) for power management. The power management feature allows
you to reduce the power consumption for energy saving.
With an ACPI-compliant operating system such as Windows 2000 and
Windows XP, power supply to different computer components is
controlled on an as-needed basis. This allows maximum power
conservation and performance at the same time.
In general, Windows’ power management works in this way:
What… When…
Power to the hard disk is turned off When the hard disk has been idle for a
set period.
Power to the display is turned off When the display has been idle for a
set period.
The computer enters Standby mode.
The hard disk and display are turned
off and the entire system consumes
less power.
When the entire system has been idle
for a set period.
The computer enters Suspend mode.
(See the next subsection for more
information.)
When you press the power button .
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* depends on your settings in Windows.
For detailed information on power management, see Windows’ Help.