Patent ID: 6560713
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
A method of managing power in a power-managed personal computer system, comprising:operating the computer system using an operating system which keeps track of power-managed aspects of the computer system; obtaining information about the computer hardware information stored in the power-managed portion; determining a total power consumption of all monitored devices during power-managed states; determining if an auxiliary power supply which will be used as the exclusive power supply during said power-managed state but not as the exclusive power supply during non power managed states, is sufficient to power all said monitored devices; operating the system in a first specified power-managed state if said auxiliary power supply is able to power all said monitored devices in said power managed state; and taking action to avoid power supply overload if said auxiliary power supply is not able to power all said monitored devices in said power managed state.