Power Management Setup
The Power Management Setup Menu option is used to change the
values of the chipset registers for system power management
.
Power Management Timeouts
The power-saving modes can be controlled by timeouts. If the system
is inactive for a time, the timeouts begin counting. If the inactivity
continues so that the timeout period elapses, the system enters a
power-saving mode. If any item in the list of Reload Global Timer
Events is Enabled, then any activity on that item will reset the timeout
counters to zero.
Wake Up Calls
If the system is suspended, or has been powered down by software, it
can be resumed by a wake up call that is generated by incoming traffic
to a modem, a LAN card, a PCI card, or a fixed alarm on the system
realtime clock.
Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Power Management Setup
Item Help
ACPI
function
[Enabled]
Power Management Option
[User Define]
HDD Power Down
[Disable]
Suspend
Mode
[Disable]
Video Off Option
[Suspend --> Off]
Video Off Method
[DPMS Support]
MODEM Use IRQ
[3]
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
[Instant-Off]
PWRON After Power Failure
[Off]
IRQ/Event Activity Detect
[Press Enter]
Menu Level
↑
↓
→
←
: Move Enter : Select
+/-/PU/PD:Value: F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General
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Values
F6:Fail-Safe Defaults
F7:Optimized Defaults
ACPI Function (Enabled)
This mainboard supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
management Interface). Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI
feature.
Note:
ACPI is a power management specification that makes hardware
status information available to the operating system. ACPI enables
a PC to turn its peripherals on and off for improved power
management. It also allows the PC to be turned on and off by
external devices, so that mouse or keyboard activity wakes up the
computer.
Power Management Option (User Define)
This item acts like a master switch for the power-saving modes and
hard disk timeouts. If this item is set to Max Saving, power-saving
modes occur after a short timeout. If this item is set to Min Saving,
power-saving modes occur after a longer timeout. If the item is set to
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