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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2005
Thomas J. Bonola, Cypress, TX (US);
Scott P. Faasse, Tomball, TX (US);
Kevin G. Depew, Spring, TX (US);
John S. Harsany, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas J. Bonola, Cypress, TX (US);
Scott P. Faasse, Tomball, TX (US);
Kevin G. Depew, Spring, TX (US);
John S. Harsany, Houston, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes exemplary embodiments of BIOS-based systems and methods of processor power management. Such systems include a computer system, comprising: a processor operable at a plurality of power levels (the processor comprises a register capable of storing a processor load value); a memory coupled to the processor; and BIOS software stored in the memory that executes on the processor, (the BIOS software comprises a power management module). The power management module sets the processor to a new power level of the plurality of power levels if a function of the load value indicates the new power level.