Setup and Operation 2-23
Enabled (default)
−
allows the BIOS to work with the OS and reduce power
consumption when idle. This selection allows you to customize the following
power management fields.
Disabled
−
keeps the computer in a full-on state and eliminates the following
power management options.
IDE Drive Power Down
The IDE Drive Power Down field controls whether or not a spin down command will be
issued to the IDE drives when the system goes into low power mode. This field can be
either “Enabled” or “Disabled.” The default is “Enabled.”
VESA Video Power Down
The VESA Video Power Down field controls the VESA power management command
issued to the graphics card when the system goes into low power mode. Settings are
dependent upon the VESA mode(s) supported by the graphic card. The following choices
are available:
Disabled (the monitor is not under power management)
Standby (minimal power reduction, HSYNC signal not active)
Suspend (significant power reduction, VSYNC signal not active)
Sleep (default – maximum power reduction, HSYNC and VSYNC not active).
Inactivity Timer (Minutes)
The Inactivity Timer field controls the number of minutes in which the system will detect no
user activity before going into low power mode. Minutes range between 0 and 255; the
default value is 10 minutes.
Hot Key
The Hot Key field is used to define a key that, when entered, will cause the BIOS to put the
OS into power management mode. Use this field to choose an alphabetic character. After
exiting Setup, press
CTRL
–
ALT
– use-defined alphabetic character to use the feature.
Typically, there is some delay before the system enters power management mode and the
speaker issues two tones.
If there is a User Password in effect, the Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock lamps on
the keyboard flash in sequence, indicating that the system is in Secure Mode. (See Set User
Password field in the Security Menu.)
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