Removing anything related to describing what SMC is and what it does. Not sure this article should even be Apple specific, as other companies have their version of SMC. The name is pretty generic.
The '''System Management Controller''' ('''SMC''') is a subsystem of [[Intel]] processor-based [[Macintosh]] computers. It is similar in function to the older [[System Management Unit|SMU]] or [[Power Management Unit|PMU]] of non-IntelPowerPC based Macintosh computers.<ref>[{{cite web |title=HT2368: About the SMC Firmware Updates |url=http://docs.infosupport.apple.com:80/article.htmlkb/HT2368?artnumviewlocale=303725en_US |website=Official Apple generalSupport documentation|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223202919/http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2368?viewlocale=en_US on|archivedate=2008-12-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HT202040: About the SMC Firmware Updates] |url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202040 |website=Official Apple Support |publisher= |accessdate=2018-04-28 |archive-date=2021-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519004618/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202040 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Overview==
The SMC has roles in controlling thermal and power management, battery charging, video mode switching, [[Sleepsleep mode|sleep and wake]], [[Hibernationhibernation (computing)|hibernation]], and [[Lightlight-emitting diode|LED]] indicators. It also enables enforcement of the [[Mac OS XmacOS]] [[End-user license agreement|End User License]], allowing itmacOS to identify when it is running on non-Apple hardware.<ref>{{cite webpodcast |titlehost=Interview[[Randal withL. AndySchwartz|Randal Hall,Schwartz]] Product|date=2010-08-11 Manager|df=mdy for|title=VirtualBox Oracle|url=https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly/episodes/130 VM|website=[[FLOSS Weekly]] VirtualBox|series=130 |publisher=[[TWiT.tv]] |accessdate=2018-04-28 |archive-date=2018-04-28 |archive-url=httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20180428181223/https://twit.tv/floss130shows/floss-weekly/episodes/130 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Embedded controller]] (EC)
* [[Power management integrated circuit]] (PMIC)
* [[Power Management Unit]] (PMU)
* [[System Management Unit]] (SMU)
* [[Apple T2]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[httphttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237HT201518 EFI and SMC firmware updates for Intel-based Macs]
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