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power management Last modified: Tuesday, March 12, 2002
Efficiently directing power to different components of a system. Power management is especially important for portable devices that rely on battery power. By reducing power to components that aren't being used, a good power management system can double or triple the lifetime of a battery.
Processor Power and Voltage  Describes external and internal voltage levels, standard voltage levels and motherboard voltage support, power management, and power and voltage for specific processors. BIOS Settings - Power Management Describes the various settings that you can use to control your system's automatic power management settings. This page is from "The PC Guide". Computer Power Technology Home page for Computer Power Technology, providers of power quality products (UPS systems), turnkey design/Bui (Since 1985) has been providing Power Quality Products (UPS Systems, ect.), Turnkey Design/Build (Raised Access Flooring, ect.), Consulting and Customer Service for Computer Rooms, Network Facilities and Industrial Applications.	Related Categories Mobile Computing Related Terms ACPI APM battery pack