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Figure 17.1: YaST Power Management: Scheme Selection
The BIOS of your system notifies the operating system whenever the
charge level drops under certain configurable limits. In this dialog, define
three limits: ‘Warning Capacity’, ‘Low Capacity’, and ‘Critical Capacity’.
Specific actions are triggered when the charge level drops under these lim-
its. Usually, the first two states merely trigger a notification to the user. The
third critical level triggers a suspend, as the remaining energy is not suffi-
cient for continued system operation. Select suitable charge levels and the
respective actions then click ‘OK’ to return to the start dialog.
Access the dialog for configuring the ACPI buttons using ‘ACPI Settings’.
It is shown in Figure 17.5 on page 380. The settings for the ACPI buttons
determine how the system should respond to the actuation of certain
switches. Configure the system response to pressing the power button,
pressing the sleep button, and closing the laptop lid. Click ‘OK’ to complete
the configuration and return to the start dialog (Figure 17.1). Click ‘OK’
again to exit the module and confirm your power management settings.
17.7 WOL — Wake on LAN
WOL (wake on LAN) refers to the possibility of waking up a computer
from standby mode over the network using special packages. This “magic
packet” is received by the network card and ensures that the motherboard
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17.7. WOL — Wake on LAN