Chapter 2 More Understanding - Lenovo 3000 Y100 User Manual

Lenovo Portable Computer User Manual

Chapter 2 More understanding

After you are familiar with the basic hardware and software operation, the
content below will let you get more understanding about your portable
computer.
2.1 Set up and maintain the computer
2.1.1 Power management
The portable computer has a series of automatic adjustable power-saving
facility called power management. Power management will try to change
some system components from high power consumption to lower level and
ensure the computer execute at higher performance and lower power
consumption. This computer has build-in power management. It can force
the computer into standby, hibernation mode under pre-defined conditions.
Using the power management properly can extend the battery operating
time.
This computer supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface) power management standard. ACPI also needs the Operating
System which supports ACPI (such as: Microsoft Windows Me，Microsoft
Windows 2000，Microsoft Windows XP) to take effect.
In Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows 2000, ACPI will write
over the BIOS power management setting and take over the computer
power management.
Please refer to the Microsoft Windows manual for the details or use online
support.
Under pure DOS system, the BIOS will directly control the power
management.
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