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Lists of Windows 2000 Ready laptops appear at various manufacturer sites. Compaqs list is at http://www.compaq.com/partners/microsoft/windows2000/readypc.html#armada.

For a list of ACPI-compliant BIOS chips that work on Windows 2000, see www.microsoft.com/hwdev/onnow/ACPI_lists.htm.

Technical information on the ACPI specification appears at the ACPI developers site, www.teleport.com/~acpi.

Application developer guidelines for power management appear at www.microsoft.com/hwdev/desinit/onnowapp.HTM.

A technical overview of Windows 2000s APM-based power management appears at www.microsoft.com/hwdev/onnow/w2apm.htm.

Other Microsoft technical resources for power management and plug and play are at the “OnNow” Web site, www.microsoft.com/hwdev/onnow.

A technical introduction to Windows 2000s “Intellimirror” data synchronization and application installation features is at www.microsoft.com/Windows/server/Technical/management/intellimirror.asp.

Roaming profile migration from Windows 95/98 to Windows 2000 is covered by the Microsoft Knowledge Base article http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q232/9/70.ASP.

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