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Are there any power management advantages to the Xircom® RealPort CardBus?

Yes. The Xircom® RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10/100 consumes less power by operating at 3.3-volts, instead of 5-volts (which is common for 16-bit PC Cards). Its 'BatterySave' advanced power management reduces power when the adapter is not in use for longer battery life. It also supports industry standard MAGIC PACKET WAKE-UP technology, Wake-on-LAN, and ACPI specifications, which further reduce power consumption and preserve laptop battery life. MAGIC PACKET WAKE-UP technology and Wake-on-LAN are mechanisms that allow administrators to power up specific, sleeping, or powered down PCs on the network from a remote location. The ACPI specification defines a framework for turning on and off hardware subsystems in personal computers for power management purposes. These power management features are expected to be supported in Windows* 2000 and possibly Windows 98* via a service pack.

This applies to:
Xircom® CardBus Ethernet 10/100 Adapter (CBE-10/100BTX)
Xircom® CardBus Ethernet II 10/100 Adapter (CBE2-100)
Xircom® RealPort™ CardBus Ethernet 10/100 Adapter (RBE-100)
Xircom® RealPort2™ CardBus Ethernet 10/100 Adapter (R2BE-100)



Solution ID: CS-008567
Date Created: 20-Jan-2004
Last Modified: 18-Nov-2009
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