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MS DOS Command: POWER.EXE
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MS DOS Command: POWER.EXE

Reference from Microsoft MS-DOS cmd help

Description

Reduces power consumption when applications and devices are idle. The power manager device driver conforms to the Advanced Power Management (APM) specification. This device driver must be loaded by a DEVICE command in your CONFIG.SYS file.

Syntax

DEVICE=[drive:][path]POWER.EXE [ADV[:MAX|REG|MIN]|STD|OFF] [/LOW]

Parameters

drive:path	Specifies the location of the POWER.EXE file.
ADV[:MAX\|REG\|MIN]\|STD\|OFF
ADV[:MAX\|REG\|MIN	Conserves power when applications and hardware devices are idle. In some cases, performance may be affected if an application is active instead of idle. Use MAX for maximum power conservation. Use REG, the default setting, to balance power conservation with application and device performance. Use MIN if the performance of an application or device is not satisfactory when you specify MAX or REG.
STD	If your computer supports the Advanced Power Management (APM) specification, STD conserves power by using only the power-management features of your computer's hardware. If your computer does not support the APM specification, STD turns off power management.
OFF	Turns off power management.

Switch

/LOW	Loads the POWER.EXE device driver into conventional memory, even if the upper memory area is available. By default, POWER.EXE is loaded into the upper memory area if the upper memory area is available.

Related Command

For information about reducing power consumption, see POWER.

Examples

To specify that POWER.EXE is located in the DOS directory of drive C and that the default setting be used, add the following command line to your CONFIG.SYS file:

device=c:\dos\power.exe

The POWER.EXE device driver will be loaded into the upper memory area, if it is available.

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ID: 110700237 Last Updated: 7/29/2011 Revision: 0

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