Abit BX6, User Manual

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Introduction of BIOS 3-25
Doze 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 that computer is
inactive during this period, the system will enter the Doze power saving mode.
If this mode is disabled, the system will enter the next mode in the sequence
(Standby or Suspend mode).
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.
Throttle Duty Cycle:
This is used to specify the CPU speed in power saving mode. Seven options
are available: 12.5%, 25.0%, 37.5%, 50.0%, 62.5% or 75.0%.
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.