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The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save
energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A6LGJ1F)
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
ACPI function : Enabled
Power Management : User Define
PM Control by APM : Yes
Video Off After : Suspend
Video Off Method : V/H SYNC+Blank
MODEM Use IRQ : 3
Soft-off by PWRBTN : Instant-off
HDD Power Down : Disabled
Doze Mode : Disabled
Suspend Mode : Disabled
** PM Events **
VGA : OFF
LPT & COM : LPT/COM
HDD & FDD : ON
DMA/master : OFF
Modem Ring Resume : Disabled
RTC Alarm Resume : Disabled
Primary INTR : ON
IRQ3 (COM 2) : Primary
IRQ4 (COM 1) : Primary
IRQ5 (LPT 1) : Primary
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) : Primary
IRQ7 (LPT 1) : Primary
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) : Disabled
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) : Secondary
IRQ10 (Reserved) : Secondary
IRQ11 (Reserved) : Secondary
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) : Primary
IRQ13 (Coprocessor) : Primary
IRQ14 (Hard Disk) : Primary
IRQ15 (Reserved) : Disabled
Esc: Quit ↑↓→←: Select Item
F1 : Help Pu/Pd/+/-: Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load Optimal Defaults
F7 : Load Standard Defaults
Figure 3-4
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Power Management:
This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power
saving and is directly related to the following modes:
Doze Mode , Standby Mode ,Suspend Mode , HDD Power Down
There are four selections for Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings.
Disable (default)
No power management. Disables all four modes
Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode
= 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min.
Max. Power Saving Maximum power management --
ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL
CPU’S
. Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1 min., Suspend
Mode = 1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1 min.
User Defined
Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled,
each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power
Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.
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PM Control APM:
When enabled, an Advanced Power Management device will be
activated to enhance the Max. Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock.
If the Max. Power Saving is not enabled, this will be preset to
No
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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
Initial display power management signaling.
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Video Off After:
When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power
saving mode.
