Place the Chill Mat on a work surface, such as a table, desktop or your lap. 2. Position your notebook computer on top of the Chill Mat. 3. Connect one end of the supplied USB cable into the Chill Matâs USB port and the other end into an available USB port on your computer.
Advanced Power Management-Computer Definition. A programming interface (API) from Intel and Microsoft for battery-powered computers. Advanced Power Manaement (APM) lets programs communicate power requirements to slow down and speed up components. See ACPI. Computer Desktop Encyclopedia THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
In computing, the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification provides an open standard that the operating systems can use for computer hardware discovery, configuration, power management, and monitoring.irst released in December 1996, ACPI defines platform-independent interfaces for hardware discovery, configuration, power management and monitoring, and is designed to replace Advanced Power Management, the MultiProcessor Specification and the Plug and Play BIOS Specification.