Power Management - MiTAC 8050QMA Service Manual

1.4 Power Management

The 8050MB system has built in several power saving modes to prolong the battery usage for mobile purpose. User
can enable and configure different degrees of power management modes via ROM CMOS setup (booting by pressing
F2 key). Following are the descriptions of the power management modes supported.
1.4.1 System Management Mode
1.4.1.1 Full on Mode
In this mode, each device is running with the maximal speed. CPU clock is up to its maximum.
1.4.1.2 Doze Mode
In this mode, CPU will be toggling between on & stop grant mode either. The technology is clock throttling. This
can save battery power without loosing much computing capability.
The CPU power consumption and temperature is lower in this mode.
1.4.1.3 Standby Mode
For more power saving, it turns of the peripheral components. In this mode, the following is the status of each
device:
-- CPU: Stop grant
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