Abit AB-BF6, Manual

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BF6
Standby Mode:
When the setting selected for "Power Management" is "User Define", you can define for this
mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour. If no power management event occurs during this
time period, meaning the computer is inactive during this period, the system will enter the
Standby power saving mode.
If this mode is disabled, the system will enter the next mode in the sequence (Suspend
mode).
Suspend Mode:
When the setting selected for "Power Management" is "User Define", you can define for this
mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour. If no power management event occurs during this
time period, meaning the computer is inactive during this period, the system will enter the
Suspend power saving mode. The CPU stops working completely.
If this mode is disabled, the system will not enter the Suspend mode.
HDD Power Down:
If the system has not accessed data on the hard disk drive during the specified time period,
the engine of the HDD will stop in order to save electricity. You can set 1 to 15 minutes or
select Disable according to your use of the HDD.
Throttle Duty Cycle:
This is used to specify the CPU speed in power saving mode. Six options are available:
12.5%, 25.0%, 37.5%, 50.0%, 62.5% or 75.0%.
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN:
Two options are available: Instant-Off and Delay 4 Sec.. The default setting is Instant-Off .
Pressing the power button for more than four seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off
state when the system has "hung".
Power On by Ring:
Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Default setting is Disabled . If you connect
an external modem to the onboard serial port, the system will be turned on when a telephone
ring-up occurs.