摘要 |
A method and related apparatus for utilizing an ACPI to maintain data stored in a DRAM includes a processor, a DRAM, a south bridge chipset, and a rechargeable battery device. The south bridge chipset includes a system controller, a buffer, a memory controller, an integrated device electronics controller, and a data conversion circuit. The data conversion circuit converts a hard-disk access command transmitted from the system controller into a memory access command of the memory controller. The memory controller accesses the buffer and the DRAM by executing the memory access command. When the computer system enters a power-saving mode, a switch is turned on allowing the battery device to constantly self-refresh the DRAM for maintaining the data stored in the DRAM. When the computer system powers up, the switch is turned off and the battery device is recharged.
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