wok-6.x annotate tp_smapi64/description.txt @ rev 21146
updated git (2.17.1 -> 2.21.0)
| author | Hans-G?nter Theisgen |
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| date | Thu Mar 28 16:06:18 2019 +0100 (2019-03-28) |
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| pascal@20240 | 1 ThinkPad laptops include a proprietary interface called SMAPI BIOS |
| pascal@20240 | 2 (System Management Application Program Interface) which provides some |
| pascal@20240 | 3 hardware control functionality that is not accessible by other means. |
| pascal@20240 | 4 |
| pascal@20240 | 5 tp_smapi is highly recommended if you're using a ThinkPad laptop. |
| pascal@20240 | 6 |
| pascal@20240 | 7 Not all functions are available on all models; for detailed status, see: |
| pascal@20240 | 8 http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/tp_smapi |
| pascal@20240 | 9 |
| pascal@20240 | 10 WARNING: |
| pascal@20240 | 11 This driver uses undocumented features and direct hardware access. |
| pascal@20240 | 12 It thus cannot be guaranteed to work, and may cause arbitrary damage |
| pascal@20240 | 13 (especially on models it wasn't tested on). |