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system(suchasMicrosoftWindowsME,MicrosoftWindows2000,
MicrosoftWindows XP)also needs tosupport ACPI. InMicrosoft
WindowsXPandMicrosoftWindows2000,ACPIwilloverwritethe
BIOS power management settings and take over the computer’s
powermanagementfunctions.
RefertotheMicrosoftWindowsguideforthedetailsoruseonline
support.
Under a pure DOS system, the BIOS directly controls the power
managementfunctions.
2.1.2ThepowermanagementunderWindowsXPACPI
mode
Under the ACPI mode of the Microsoft Windows XP operating
system, the system power management will be controlled by the
operating system, so all the power management settings can be
modifiedthroughControlPanel‐>PerformanceandMaintenance
‐>PowerOptions.
2.1.3Turnoffthemonitororharddisk
Youcanmodifythepowerschemestoturnoffthemonitororhard
diskafterthesystemisidleforacertaintime,gotoControlPanel‐>
PerformanceandMaintenance‐>PowerOptions.
2.1.4Standbymode
Standby mode suspends the system to RAM (STR). Under this
mode,thecomputerturnsoffthemonitorandharddisktoreduce