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Award BIOS Setup Utility
Disable
No power management. Disables the Standby and
Suspend modes.
Min. Power Saving
Minimum power management. Standby Mode
= 1 hr., and Suspend Mode = 1 hr.
Max. Power Saving
Maximum power management. Standby Mode
= 10 sec., and Suspend Mode = 10 sec.
User Defined
Allows you to set each mode individually. When
enabled, each option ranges from 10 sec. to 1 hr.
PM Control by APM
Yes
An Advanced Power Management device will be activated to
enhance the power saving mode and stop the CPUs inter-
nal clock. Use this option in Windows
®
95/98/2000. (default)
No
The system BIOS will ignore APM when initiating the Power
Management mode.
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
Initializes display power management signaling. Use
this option if your video board supports it.
Video Off After
N/A
The system BIOS will never turn off the screen.
Suspend
The screen is off when the system is in the Suspend
mode.
Standby
The screen is off when the system is in the Standby
mode.
Standby Mode
This is user configurable only when the Power Management
category is set to User Defined. When enabled and after the set
time of system inactivity, video will be shut off while all other
devices still operate at full speed.