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  2. ACPI - Wikipedia

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    Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is an open standard that operating systems can use to discover and configure computer hardware components, to perform power management (e.g. putting unused hardware components to sleep), auto configuration (e.g. Plug and Play and hot swapping), and status monitoring. It was first released in ...

  3. Real-time clock alarm - Wikipedia

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    A real time clock alarm is a feature that can be used to allow a computer to 'wake up' after shut down to execute tasks every day or on a certain day. It can sometimes be found in the 'Power Management' section of a motherboard's BIOS/UEFI setup. Wake On LAN, Wake on ring, and IPMI functions could also be used to start a computer after it is ...

  4. Advanced Power Management - Wikipedia

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    APM defines five power states for the computer system: Full On: The computer is powered on, and no devices are in a power saving mode. APM Enabled: The computer is powered on, and APM is controlling device power management as needed. APM Standby: Most devices are in their low-power state, the CPU is slowed or stopped, and the system state is saved.

  5. Active State Power Management - Wikipedia

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    Active-state power management (ASPM) is a power management mechanism for PCI Express devices to garner power savings while otherwise in a fully active state. Predominantly, this is achieved through active-state link power management; i.e., the PCI Express serial link is powered down when there is no traffic across it.

  6. Disable third-party firewall software - AOL Help

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    On the Windows taskbar, next to the clock, right-click the Norton icon, and then click Disable Smart Firewall. Note: If you don't see the icon next to the clock, click the arrow next to the clock to reveal the hidden icons.

  7. Power management - Wikipedia

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    Power management is a feature of some electrical appliances, especially copiers, computers, computer CPUs, computer GPUs and computer peripherals such as monitors and printers, that turns off the power or switches the system to a low-power state when inactive.

  8. McAfee: Disable or enable virus protection - AOL Help

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    3. In the Configure pane, click the Computer & Files link. 4. On the Computer & Files Configuration pane, under Virus protection is enabled, click the Off option. 5. In the confirmation dialog box, choose one of the following:

  9. Wake-on-ring - Wikipedia

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    Wake-on-Ring (WOR) or Wake-on-Modem (WOM) is a specification that allows supported computers and devices to "wake up" or turn on from a sleeping, hibernating or "soft off" state (e.g. ACPI state G1 or G2), and begin operation.