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3-8
Managing Power
Power Management
Your Rugged PC supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) for
power management. The power management feature allows you to reduce the power
consumption for energy saving.
With an ACPI-compliant operating system such as Windows, power supply to different
Rugged PC components is controlled on an as-needed basis. This allows 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 turned off When the hard disk has been idle for a set
period.
Power to the display is turned off When the display has been idle for a set
period.
The Rugged PC enters the Sleep
mode. The hard disk and display are
turned off and the entire system
consumes less power. When the entire system has been idle for
a set period.
When you manually activate the mode.
The Rugged PC enters the Hibernation
mode. (See the next subsection for
more information.) When the entire system has been idle for
a set period.
When you manually activate the mode.
For detailed information on power management, see Windows’ Help.