Software (Utilities); Apm & Acpi - EUROCOM 3400 UltraLite User Manual

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OFTWARE TILITIES
Your system is designed to work with both APM and the newer (and
more effective) ACPI power management systems.
If you are using an operating system which doesn't have either of these,
(e.g. Windows NT 4.0) you should consider upgrading.
APM & ACPI
Developed by Microsoft and Intel, Advanced Power Management (APM)
is embedded in the Windows 95 operating system. Use the Power icon on
Windows 95's Control Panel to access APM. For best results, use the
default settings.
If you're using Windows 98, the Advanced Configuration and Power Inter-
face (ACPI) allows you to control more functions, including Standby (Sus-
pend to RAM) and/or Hibernate (Save to disk). These controls override
the Setup utility (refer to Chapter 4: Firmware) Use the Power icon in
the Control Panel:
Control Panel> Power Management> Hibernate (tab)
Check the "Enable hibernate support" box to make this option avail-
able.
Note: The Hibernate tab does not appear if you haven't created a Save to Disk file or partition.
In this case the only power management options are "Standby" and "Shutdown".
For more information about APM and ACPI, refer to your operating
system documentation.
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Power: APM, ACPI and other utilities
Additional
Power Management
You can conserve power by re-
ducing the amount of disk cach-
ing Windows 9x does. From the
Control Panel, select System.
From the Performance tab, se-
lect File System.... On the Hard
Disk tab, select "Mobile or dock-
ing system" under "Typical role of
this machine:". Your system per-
formance may not be as fast, but
the battery should last longer.
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