Acer Altos G610, User Manual

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4 BIOS Setup utility 96
Power Management
The Power Management menu allows you to configure the system’s
power management feature.
The screen below shows the parameters on the Power Management
screen:
Parameter Description Option
Power
Management
Mode Allows you to reduce power
consumption. When this parameter is set
to Enabled, you can configure the IDE hard
disk and system timers. Setting it to
Disabled deactivates the power-
management feature and its timers. Enabled
Disabled
IDE Hard Disk
Standby Timer
Allows the hard disk to enter standby
mode after inactivity of 1 to 15 minutes,
depending on your setting. When you
access the hard disk again, allow 3 to 5
seconds (depending on the hard disk) for
the disk to return to normal speed. Set this
parameter to Off if your hard disk does not
support this function. Off
1 minute to
15 minutes
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