Managing Power 3-11Power ManagementYour computer supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and PowerInterface) for power management. The power management feature allowsyou to reduce the power consumption for energy saving.With an ACPI-compliant operating system such as Windows XP, powersupply to different computer components is controlled on an as-neededbasis. This allows maximum power conservation and performance at thesame 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 aset period.Power to the display is turned off When the display has been idle for aset period.When the entire system has been idlefor a set period.When you press the Fn+F10 hot key. *When you close the cover. *The computer enters the Standbymode. The hard disk and display areturned off and the entire systemconsumes less power.When you press the power button. *When you press the Fn+F10 hot key. *When you close the cover. *The computer enters the Hibernationmode. (See the next subsection formore information.)When you press the power button. ** Depends on your settings in Windows.For detailed information on power management, see Windows’ Help.
