MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION IN A COMPUTER

Methods, apparatus, and products are disclose for managing power consumption in a computer, the computer including random access memory (‘RAM’) implemented in two or more memory modules, the computer having installed upon it an operating system, the operating system including a power management module, that includes: freeing, by the operating system from one or more of the memory modules, at least the amount of allocated memory in one memory module; selecting, by the operating system, at least one memory module to power down; moving, by the operating system, content of the selected memory module to other memory modules; and powering, by the operating system, down the selected memory module.