No, when the unit is off, the serial port doesn't draw extra power. (I
believe the OS powers it down for you). But, yes, the serial port does draw
a considerable amout of power when open, about as much as the backlighting.
-----Original Message-----
From: pete moss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, July 13, 1999 4:40 AM
Subject: open serial port
>well i just got a message that i, too, could not post to the list cause
>i was not a subscriber. so i resubscribed and am resending this.
>
>-------------------- Original Message Follows --------------------
>i have read that the serial port consumes more device power when it is
>open. is this also true when the device is asleep? if it does an auto
>off with the port open, will it consume more energy than normal sleeping
>mode?
>
>:P
>
