Power Management for NDIS Miniport Drivers (NDIS 5.1)
Note NDIS 5. x has been deprecated and is superseded by NDIS 6. x. For new NDIS driver development, see Network Drivers Starting with Windows Vista. For information about porting NDIS 5. x drivers to NDIS 6. x, see Porting NDIS 5.x Drivers to NDIS 6.0.
This section describes the following:
The power management (PM) services that NDIS provides for NDIS miniport drivers.
The miniport driver requirements for supporting PM.
How NDIS sets the power policy for a NIC.
This section includes the following topics:
Required and Optional OIDs for Power Management
Handling an OID_PNP_QUERY_POWER OID
Handling an OID_PNP_SET_POWER OID
Power Management Considerations for Gigabit Ethernet NICs
Power Management for Legacy Miniport Drivers
How NDIS Sets the Power Policy for a NIC
Avoiding NDIS Power Management Problems