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Award BIOS Setup Utility
3.1.5.3 Power Management Option
This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving
by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “Suspend
Mode” field is activated.
Min Saving
Minimum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1
hr.
Max Saving
Maximum power saving time for Suspend mode =
1 min.
User Define
Allows you to set the power saving time in the
“Suspend Mode” field.
3.1.5.4
HDD Power Down
After the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be
powered down while all other devices remain active.
3.1.5.5
Suspend Mode
This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to
User Define. When the system enters the Suspend mode according
to the power saving time selected, the CPU and onboard
peripherals will be shut off.
3.1.5.6 Video Off Option
Always On
The system BIOS will never turn off the screen.
Suspend -> Off
The screen is off when the system is in the
Suspend mode.
All Modes
-> Off
The screen is off when the system is in the
Doze, Standby or Suspend mode.
3.1.5.7 Video Off Method
This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
V/H SYNC + Blank
This will cause the system to turn off the
vertical and horizontal synchronization ports
and write blanks to the video buffer.
Blank Screen
This only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Support
Initializes display power management signaling.
Select this if your video board supports it.
