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Premmia GL Series
Your computer complies with the guidelines of the Advanced Configuration and Power
Initiative (ACPI), which require that each component in or connected to your computer can
be managed by the computer and Windows. This affects both the resources each
component needs as well as how it uses power. The power management requirement is that
the component stops using power when it isn’t being used, but can be ready to work as soon
as it’s required. For example, the modem should not use power when it’s not being used, but
as soon as the phone rings, it should pick up the call.
Most of this happens without you doing anything, but it is important that when you use
your computer with other devices, such as a modem or a printer, that these devices are also
ACPI-compliant; check with the manufacturer or in the user guide.
The Advanced Power Management (APM) specifications are older, less comprehensive
requirements for power management; your computer complies with APM 1.2.
The important thing to note about power management is that the components of your
computer manage the power they use without needing you to do anything. There is no
difference in performance between a computer that supports power management and one
that doesn’t, but the power-managed computer will be cooler and use less energy.
