User's Manual

3-8 Managing Power
Power Management
Your tablet PC supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface) for power management. The power management feature allows
you to reduce the power consumption for energy saving.
With an ACPI-compliant operating system such as Windows XP, power
supply to different tablet PC components is controlled on an as-needed
basis. This allows maximum power conservation and performance at the
same time.
In general, Windows’ power management works in this way:
What... When...
Power to the hard disk is turned off When the hard disk has been idle for a
set period.
Power to the display is turned off When the display has been idle for a
set period.
When the entire system has been idle
for a set period.
The tablet PC enters the Standby
mode. The hard disk and display are
turned off and the entire system
consumes less power.
When you press the power button. *
When the entire system has been idle
for a set period
The tablet PC enters the Hibernation
mode. (See the next subsection for
more information.)
When you press the power button. *
* Depends on your settings in Windows.
For detailed information on power management, see Windows’ Help.