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| author | Pascal Rigaux <pixel@mandriva.com> | 2009-01-27 17:30:08 +0000 |
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| committer | Pascal Rigaux <pixel@mandriva.com> | 2009-01-27 17:30:08 +0000 |
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diff --git a/help-install/af/main::opt::o_acpi.html b/help-install/af/main::opt::o_acpi.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8426f1f --- /dev/null +++ b/help-install/af/main::opt::o_acpi.html @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +<h3> +<a name="o_acpi">Kernopsies: acpi</a> +</h3> + +<p> +ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) is a +standard that defines power and configuration management interfaces +between an operating system and the BIOS. By default, <em>acpi</em> is +switched on when a BIOS is detected that is newer than from year +2000. There are several commonly +used parameters to control the behavior of ACPI: +<ul> + <li><em>pci=noacpi</em> -- do not use ACPI to route PCI interrupts</li> + <li><em>acpi=ouselflaai</em> -- only the parts of ACPI that are relevant for booting remain activated</li> + <li><em>acpi=af</em> -- switch off ACPI completely</li> + <li><em>acpi=dwang</em> -- switch on ACPI even if your BIOS is dated before 2000</li> +</ul> +</p> + +<p> +Especially on new computers, it replaces the old +<a href="#o_apm">apm</a> system. +</p> |