Advanced Configuration And Power Interfaces (Acpi)-Ready Hardware - Compaq Deskpro AP500 Reference Manual

3-28 Intelligent Manageability
Advanced Configuration and Power
Interfaces (ACPI)-Ready Hardware
ACPI defines a hardware interface that allows a standard way to integrate
power management features throughout the workstation system, including
hardware, operating system, and application software. This enables the
workstation to automatically turn on and off peripherals such as CD-ROMs,
network cards, hard drives, and printers. With the ACPI technology, peripherals
will also be able to activate the workstation. For example, the simple act of
inserting a CD-ROM will turn on the workstation and activate a monitor.
Since the workstation ships standard with the ACPI hardware, you will be able
to utilize ACPI features once future ACPI-enabled Microsoft operating systems
become available. When the new Microsoft operating systems are released, you
will need to upgrade the ROM BIOS, driver, and operating system in order to
take advantage of the ACPI features.
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