Patent ID: 7657762

Claim:
A method for controlling power to a circuit module comprising: controlling the power state of the circuit module, by a power manager, according to one or more power control processes, the circuit module operable in accordance with at least one standard allowing for unplugging of the circuit module from a processing circuitry during an operational connection; establishing a user interface communicating with the power manager to enable receipt of one or more user data, the user data used to establish settings of the one or more power control processes; using a device driver configured to operate the circuit module; establishing a program interface for communication between the power manager and the device driver; establishing a communication link between the power manager and a system BIOS running on the processing circuitry; and providing an input/output interface between the system BIOS and the circuit module in order to simulate with the system BIOS at least one of disconnection of the circuit module from the system BIOS and connection of the circuit module to the system BIOS.