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Award BIOS Setup Utility
Power Management
This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power
saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the
Suspend mode and HDD Power Down fields are activated.
Min. Power Saving
Minimum power management. Suspend Mode
and HDD Power Down = 1 hr.
Max. Power Saving
Maximum power management. Suspend Mode
and HDD Power Down = 1 min.
User Define
Allows you to set each mode individually. When
enabled, each option ranges from 1 min. to 1 hr.
Video Off Method
This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
V/H SYNC + Blank
This selection will cause the system to turn
off the vertical and horizontal synchronization
ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
Blank Screen
This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS
Initializes display power management signaling. Use
this option if your video board supports it.
Video Off In Suspend
This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system
enters the Suspend mode. The options are Yes and No.
Suspend Mode
This is user configurable only when the Power Management category
is set to User Define. When enabled and after the set time of
system inactivity, the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off.
HDD Power Down
This is user configurable only when the Power Management category
is set to User Define. When enabled and after the set time of
system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all
other devices remain active.
