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☆ APM vs. ACPI
The old generation APM (Advanced Power Management) is a BIOS directed power
management can be activated to save energy, but at the expense of system performance
and/or connectivity due to its unawareness of the system states.
With ACPI and Suspend to RAM technology, the user will not have to make any tradeoffs
when it comes to power management. Network and modem connections will still be there and
you will enjoy full system capabilities along with aggressive power management.
6.3 The Key Ingredients
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An ACPI -enabled Operating System such as Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows 2000
family is required to direct the system-wide power management.
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BIOS on Motherboard must support ACPI and Suspend to RAM (STR) sleep state.
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Hardware circuits, especially Auxiliary Power Source and Split Power Planes must
be implemented on motherboard.
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Add-on adapters must support ACPI capabilities to make whole system Instantly
Available. Refer to Add-on Device Compatibility List.
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ATX power must comply with ATX 2.01 specification (Provide more than 720MA
Stand-By current at 5V)
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