Chapter 5. System Software
Configuration/Setup Utility Program
The Configuration/Setup Utility program provides menus for selecting options for devices, I/O ports, date
and time, system security, start options, advanced setup, ISA legacy resources, and power management.
More information on using the Configuration/Setup Utility program is provided in the
IntelliStation E Pro
User Guide.
Advanced Power Management (APM)
The IBM IntelliStation computer comes with built-in energy-saving capabilities. Advanced Power
Management (APM) is a feature that reduces the power consumption of systems when they are not being
used. When enabled, APM initiates reduced-power modes for the monitor, microprocessor, and hard disk
drive after a specified period of inactivity.
The BIOS supports APM 1.1. This enables the system to enter a power-managed state, which reduces
the power drawn from the ac wall outlet. Advanced Power Management is enabled through the
Configuration/Setup Utility Program and is controlled by the individual operating system.
For more information on APM, see the
IntelliStation E Pro User Guide and Understanding Your
IntelliStation E pro.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)
When Automatic Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) BIOS mode is enabled, the operating system is
allowed to control the power management features of your computer and the settings for APM BIOS mode
are ignored. Not all operating systems support ACPI BIOS mode. See “Advanced Configuration and
Power Interfaces (ACPI)” on page 40 for more information. Refer to your operating system documentation
to determine if ACPI is supported.
Flash Update Utility Program
The flash update utility program is a stand alone program to support flash updates. This utility program
updates the BIOS code in flash and the Machine Readable Information (MRI) to different languages.
The flash update utility program is available on a 3.5 inch diskette (refer to “Flash EEPROM” on page 15).
Diagnostic Programs
The diagnostic programs that comes with the IntelliStation E Pro are provided as a startable
IBM
Enhanced Diagnostic diskette image on the hard disk and on the Ready-to-Configure Utility Program CD.
It runs independently of the operating system. The user interface for running the diagnostics and utilities
is provided by Watergate Software's PC-Doctor. It can also be downloaded from the following World Wide
Web page: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support/desktop/desktop_support.html. For more information on this
diagnostic program, see the
IntelliStation E Pro User Guide.
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