AR-B1641 User’s Guide
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4.6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
The “Power Management Setup” controls the CPU card‘s “Green” features. When you select the “POWER
MANAGEMENT SETUP” on the main program, the screen display will appears as:
Power Management Setup Screen
AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
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ACPI Function
Disabled
Power Management /APM
Enabled
Video Power Down Mode
Stand By
Hard Disk Power Down Mode
Stand By
Standby Time Out
Disabled
Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse
Monitor
FDC / LPT/ COM Ports
Monitor
Primary Master IDE
Monitor
Primary Slave IDE
Ignore
Secondary Master IDE
Monitor
Secondary Slave IDE
Ignore
Power Button Function
On/Off
Restore on AC/ Power Loss
Power On
Wake Up On PME/Lan
Enabled
Resume By Alarm
Disabled
Alarm Date
15
Alarm Hour
12
ESC : Exit
↑↓
: Sel
Alarm Minute
30
PgUp/PgDn :
Modify
Alarm Second
30
F1:Help
F2/F3 : Color
Power Management Setup options are displayed by choosing the Power Management field from the WINBIOS Setup
main menu. All Power Management Setup options are described in this section.
ACPI Function
: This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function.
If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/2000/ME, select Yes. Settings: Yes and No.
Power Management /APM:
Setting to Enabled will activate the Advanced Power Management (APM) feature to
enhance power saving modes. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.
Video Power Down Mode:
This option specifies the power conserving state that the VESA VGA video subsystem enters
after the specifies period of display inactivity has expired.
Hard Disk Power Down Mode:
This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive enters after the
specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired. The setting is Standby, or Suspend.
Standby Time Out:
This option specifies the length of the period of system inactivity while the computer is in Full-On
power state before the computer is placed in Standby mode. When this length of the time expires, the computer enters
Standby Timeout state. In Standby mode, some power use is curtailed.
Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse:
The item controls keyboard and PS/2 mouse to power on the system. Settings are Monitor
and Ignore.
FDC / LPT/ COM Ports, Primary Master IDE, Primary Slave IDE:
These items specify if the BIOS will monitor the
activity of the listed hardware peripheral or component. If set to Monitor, any activity detected on the specified hardware
peripheral or component will wake up the system or prevent the system from entering the power saving modes. Settings:
Monitor and Ignore.
Primary Master IDE:
The item controls Primary Master IDE to power on the system. Settings are Monitor and Ignore.
Primary Slave IDE:
The item controls Primary Slave IDE to power on the system. Settings are Monitor and Ignore.
Secondary Master IDE:
The item controls Secondary Master IDE to power on the system. Settings are Monitor and
Ignore.
Secondary Slave IDE:
The item controls Secondary Slave IDE to power on the system. Settings are Monitor and
Ignore.
