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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2013
En-lin Allen Tsuei, Austin, TX (US);
Matthew Page, Round Rock, TX (US);
Orlando Rigueira, Georgetown, TX (US);
Nathan Vecera, Lexington, TX (US);
En-Lin Allen Tsuei, Austin, TX (US);
Matthew Page, Round Rock, TX (US);
Orlando Rigueira, Georgetown, TX (US);
Nathan Vecera, Lexington, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
An information handling system (IHS) provides a method for managing power consumption. The method includes detecting a power-on in the IHS, wherein the IHS comprises a first graphics processing unit (GPU) and at least one additional GPU. The method also includes determining if a normal boot is implemented in the IHS and determining if an instant-on boot occurred if the normal boot is implemented. The at least one additional GPU is disabled if an instant-on boot occurred.