CHAPTER 3
AWARD
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BIOS SETUP
HDD Power Down
Disable
HDD’s motor will not shut off.
1 Min/2 Min/
3 Min/4 Min/
5 Min/6 Min/
7 Min/8 Min/
9 Min/10 Min/
11 Min/12 Min/
13 Min/14 Min/
15 Min
Throttle Duty Cycle
This option will determine how much power will be used by the
CPU , if the system goes into suspend mode.
VGA Active Monitor
During Enabled, if there’s no activity in the monitor screen the
system will go into Power Saving Mode. During Disabled, the system will
go into Power Saving Mode, whether there is activity in the monitor screen
or not. The settings are Disabled and Enabled.
Suspend Mode
Disable
System will never enter SUSPEND mode.
1 Min/2 Min/
4 Min/6 Min/
8 Min/10 Min/
20 Min/30 Min/
40 Min/1 Hr
Defines the continuous idle time before the
system enters SUSPEND mode.
If any item defined in the options of “Power
Down & Resume Events” is enabled & active,
SUSPEND timer will be reloaded. When the
system has entered SUSPEND mode, any of the
items enabled in the “Power Down & Resume
Events” will trigger the system to wake up.
Defines the continuous HDD idle time before
the HDD enters the power saving mode (motor
off). BIOS will turn off the HDD’s motor when
time is out.
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