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Using BIOS
IDE HDD Block Mode (Enabled)
Enable this field if your IDE hard drive supports block mode. Block mode enables BIOS to
automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes per sector that the drive
can support. It also improves the speed of access to IDE devices.
Suspend Mode [Disable]
Video Off Option [Susp, Stby -> Off]
Video Off Method [DPMS Supported]
MODEM Use IRQ [Auto]
HDD Off After [Disabled]
Power Button Override [Instant Off]
Power On After Power Fail [Always Off]
PM Wake Up Events [Press Enter]
Power Management Setup
This option lets you control system power management. The system has various power-
saving modes including powering down the hard disk, turning off the video, suspending
to RAM, and software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed
by certain events.
Item Help
Menu Level
Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Power Management Setup
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
Suspend Mode (Disabled)
The CPU clock will be stopped and the video signal will be suspended if no Power Manage-
ment events occur for a specified length of time. Full power function will return when a
Power Management event is detected.
Video Off Option (Susp, Stby —> Off)
This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode.
Video Off Method (DPMS Supported)
This item defines how the video is powered down to save power. This item is set to DPMS
(Display Power Management Software) by default.
MODEM Use IRQ (Auto)
If you want an incoming call on a modem to automatically resume the system from a power-
saving mode, use this item to specify the interrupt request line (IRQ) that is used by the
modem. You might have to connect the fax/modem to the motherboard Wake On Modem
connector for this feature to work.
HDD Off After (Disable)
The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time.
Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable.
Power Button Override (Instant Off)
Under ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface) you can create a
software power down. In a software power down, the system can be resume by Wake Up
Alarms. This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the power
button on your system. If the item is set to Instant-Off, then the power button causes a
software power down. If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec. then you have to hold the power
button down for four seconds to cause a software power down.