4-22 NEC Drivers and Utilities
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 your
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.
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