White Papers
Table of contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Overview and Details of Modern Standby ............................................................................................................................... 3
Modes of Modern Standby ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
CONNECTED STANDBY .................................................................................................................................................... 4
DISCONNECTED STANDBY .............................................................................................................................................. 4
CONFIGURING CONNECTED VERSUS DISCONNECTED STANDBY ........................................................................... 4
Phases of Modern Standby ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
System Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................. 8
BIOS REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................................................ 8
BIOS CONFIGURATION OF SYSTEM ....................................................................................................................................... 8
HARDWARE COMPONENT AND DRIVER REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................... 9
DRIPS: Deepest Run-time Idle Platform State ................................................................................................................ 9
D3 Hot ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11
D3 Cold .......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 11
Troubleshooting and Advanced Functionality ....................................................................................................................... 12
POWERCFG UTILITY ....................................................................................................................................................... 12
CONNECTED VS. DISCONNECTED STANDBY CONFIGURATION .............................................................................. 13
UPDATE DRIVERS, APPLICATIONS, AND FIRMWARE ................................................................................................ 13
Summary ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Reference Links .................................................................................................................................................................... 13