The Smart Battery Subsystem component supports Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)-compliant Smart Battery and Selector devices through a CPU to System Management Bus (SMB) host controller (SMBus) interface. This component supports a smart battery charger and at least one smart battery. It also supports a smart battery selector if multiple smart batteries are supported.
There are no configuration requirements for this component.
Battery monitoring and management is only available on ACPI-enabled and Advanced Power Management (APM)-enabled computers. Windows can manage batteries that have a Smart Battery subsystem interface or a Control Method Battery interface on ACPI-enabled computers. Windows can also monitor multiple batteries.
For more information on the Smart Battery Subsystem component, see the Windows 2000 Resource Kit at this Microsoft Web site.
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