Power Management

Power management is usually performed by the BIOS, Operating System drivers and specialized CPU hardware. They initiate power reduction to certain system resources, resulting in increased power conservation. Through power management users will get increased battery life for portables and lower power consumption for energy-efficient desktop computers.

Technical Information

The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification is an open industry specification proposed by Intel, Microsoft and Toshiba. ACPI enables and supports reliable power management through improved hardware and operating system coordination.
The APM BIOS Specification jointly authored by Intel and Microsoft, contains information for software developers to implement an APM BIOS or APM driver.
Standardized Battery Intelligence, a white paper describing the Smart Battery Specification and its proposed uses.

Additional Information

Additional information about Power Management is available from the following sources:

The Intel Applications Bulletin Board System (916-356-3600)

Support Information

Intel Architecture Labs general support information.
Ordering Information for Power Management specifications.

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