Alienware Aurora mALX Technical Reference
Chapter 3: Power Management
Overview
To conserve power, especially when using the battery, your computer uses the ACPI
power management system. Power management conserves power by controlling
in¬dividual components of the computer (the monitor and hard disk drive) or the
whole system.
This chapter covers:
• The Power Sources
• Turning on the Computer
• Power Schemes
• System Power Options
• Configuring the Power Button
• Battery Information
The computer uses enhanced power saving techniques to give the operating system
(OS) direct control over the power and thermal states of devices and processors. For
example, this enables the OS to set devices into low-power states based on user
settings and information from applications.
OS Note
Power management functions will vary slightly depending on your operating system.
For more information it is best to refer to the user’s manual of your operating system.
(Note: All pictures used on the following pages are from the Windows Vista OS)
