The description below is from the book DOS the Easy Way by Everett Murdock Ph.D.
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Type: External (6.0 and later)
Syntax:
POWER
POWER [adv:max|reg|min]|std|off]
Purpose: Used to turn power management on and off, report the
status of
power management, and set levels of power conservation.
Discussion
Before you can use the POWER command you must use the DEVICE command in
your
CONFIG.SYS file to install the POWER.EXE device driver. If you enter the
POWER
command by itself on the command line, a status report will be displayed.
Options
adv[:max|reg|min] - Use this option if you want to conserve power when
applications and hardware devices are idle. Use MAX for maximum power
conservation. Use REG, to balance power conservation with application
and
device performance. Use MIN if the performance of an application or
device is
not satisfactory when you specify MAX or REG. The default is REG.
std - If your computer supports the Advanced Power Management (APM)
specification, STD conserves power by using only the power-management
features
of your computer`s hardware. If your computer does not support the APM
specification, STD turns off power.
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