Linux Enterprise Cluster: Build a Highly Available Cluster with Commodity Hardware and Free Software

In this chapter, we briefly discussed the role of Plug and Play architecture in Windows 2000. You also learned how hardware information is stored in the Windows NT/2000 registry, and what happens to this information when you configure hardware using Device Manager, or add/remove devices. Next we discussed the OnNow initiative, ACPI specification, power management, and registry keys responsible for power management on the computer. If your system is ACPI-compliant, there shouldn't be any hardware conflicts when you install new devices in the system.