Acer TravelMate 360, User Manual

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Basic power management
This c omputer ha s a built-in power ma na gement unit tha t monitors
system a c tivity. System a c tivity refers to a ny a c tivity involving one or
more of the following devic es: keyboa rd, mouse, floppy drive, ha rd
disk, periphera ls c onnec ted to the seria l a nd pa ra llel ports, a nd video
memory. If no a c tivity is detec ted for a period of time (c a lled a n
ina c tivity timeout), the c omputer stops some or a ll of these devic es in
order to c onserve energy.
This c omputer employs a power ma na gement sc heme tha t supports
AC PI (Adva nc ed C onfigura tion a nd Power Interfa c e) whic h a llows for
ma ximum power c onserva tion a nd ma ximum performa nc e a t the sa me
time. Windows ha ndles a ll power-sa ving c hores for your c omputer.
Refer to your online guide for more informa tion.
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