The following represents some of the references, services, and tools available to help build hardware that is optimized to work with Windows operating systems.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification, Revision 1.0
http://www.teleport.com/~acpi/
Device Bay Interface Specification, Version 1.0
http://www.device-bay.org
Display Data Channel Standard, Version 2.0
Extended Display Identification Data Standard, Version 2.0
http://www.vesa.org
El Torito—Bootable CD-ROM Format Specification, Version 1.0
Compaq, Intel, Phoenix BIOS Boot Specification, Version 1.01
http://www.ptltd.com/techs/specs.html
Hot-plugging support under Windows operating systems
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/devdes/
Intel/Duracell Smart Battery System Specification
http://www.mediacity.com/~sbs/
Intel hardware developer site
http://developer.intel.com
Interoperability Specification for ICCs and Personal Computer Systems
http://www.smartcardsys.com
Media Status Notification Support Specification, Version 1.03
Plug and Play specifications
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/specs/
Vendor ID registration: pnpid@microsoft.com
MultiProcessor Specification, Version 1.4
Intel part number 242016-002
http://developer.intel.com
PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.1 (PCI 2.1)
PCI SIG
Phone: (800) 433-5177
http://www.pcisig.com
Power management specifications for device and bus classes
Guidelines for audible noise and other OnNow technologies
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/onnow.htm
SFF 8070i, SFF 8038i, SFF 8090 (Mt. Fuji specification), and other SFF specifications
SFF Committee publications
FaxAccess: (408) 741-1600 (fax-back)
Fax: (408) 867-2115
ftp://ftp.symbios.com/pub/standards/io/
Universal Serial Bus PC Legacy Compatibility Specification, Version 0.9
http://www.teleport.com/~usb/data/usb_le9.pdf
USB Specification, Version 1.0
USB Device Class Definition for Human Interface Devices, Version 1.0
Other USB device class specifications
Phone: (503) 264-0590
Fax: (503) 693-7975
http://www.usb.org
Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) information
http://wbem.freerange.com
http://www.microsoft.com/management/wbem/
http:www.dmtf.org/work/cim.html
Windows and Windows NT DDKs, including NDIS documentation
MSDN Professional membership
Windows Hardware Instrumentation Implementation Guidelines, Version 1.0 (WHIIG), Microsoft Corporation and Intel Corporation
http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/specs/
(This specification is expected in the second half of 1997.)
Wired for Management Baseline Specification, Version 2.0
Intel Corporation.
http://www.intel.com/managedpc/wired
(This specification is expected in the second half of 1997.)