Managing Power 3-7Power 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, power supply todifferent computer components is controlled on an as-needed basis. Thisallows 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 turnedoffWhen 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.The computer enters the Sleepmode. The hard disk and displayare turned off and the entiresystem consumes less power.When the entire system has been idlefor a set period.When you manually activate the mode.The computer enters theHibernation mode. (See the nextsubsection for more information.)When the entire system has been idlefor a set period.When you manually activate the mode.For detailed information on power management, see Windows’ Help.
