MiTAC 8355 Laptop User Manual


 
8355 N/B MAINTENANCE
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1.5 Power Management
The 8355 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.
1.5.1 System Management Mode
Full on mode
In this mode, each device is running with the maximal speed. CPU clock is up to its maximum.
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.
Standby mode
The most chipset of the system is entering power down mode for more power saving. In this mode, the following is
the status of each device:
CPU: Stop grant
LCD: backlight off