1-18 Introduction
Table 1-7 Boot Setup Power Savings Menu
Item
Function
Power Saving
This option allows you to enable or disable power manage-
ment.
Select
Disabled
, all other power management settings are ig-
nored and disabled as well.
Select
Disabled ON AC
, the power management is disabled
only when the computer is powered by the AC adapter, but
will enable the power management while on battery.
Select
Enabled
, the power management is enabled all the
time.
Standby Time-out
This option allows you to specify the length of time the system
will be in the Idle Mode before entering the Standby mode.
Standby Mode places the Serial, infrared and parallel ports,
floppy drive, and hard drive into a power saving mode.
Possible values include
Disabled, 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 minutes
.
Auto Suspend
Time-out
This option allows you to specify the length of time the system
will be in the Standby mode before entering the Suspend
mode.
Possible values include
Disabled, 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 minutes
.
Suspend Mode
This option allows you to enable Suspend mode.
Select
Save to File
, the computer saves data to the hard drive.
It is important to have a hidden file on the hard drive when
enabling this; otherwise an error message appears on the
display screen when the system restarts.
Select
SUSPEND
, the computer saves data to RAM
The computer switches to the Suspend mode after the preset
time of inactivity. During this Suspend mode the computer
becomes inactive, all devices are in Suspend mode, and the
CPU is powered off.
Hard Disk Time-out
This option allows you to select a specific time-out value after
which power to the hard drive is shut down. Possible values
include
Disabled, 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 minutes
.
When not disabled, the hard drive shuts off after the preset
time of inactivity. The hard drive will activate again when the
system tries to access it; this may cause a slight delay in the
computer’s operation as it waits for the hard drive to power up
again.
Set this option to
Disable
if you want the hard drive to always
be spinning.
Video Time-out
This option allows you to specify a length of time the key-
board and mouse is inactive before the screen is turned off.
Possible values include
Disabled, 1, 2, 4 ,8, or 16 minutes
.
Note: If you use “screen saver” software, the Video Monitor
should be set to
Disabled.
