protech ProX-1550, User Manual

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Chapter 5 Award BIOS Setup
Prox-1550 USER
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PM CONTROL BY APM:
When this item is set to be YES, the system BIOS will wait for APM‘s
prompt before it enter any PM mode e.g. DOZE, STANDBY or SUSPEND.
If APM is installed, & if there is a task running, even the timer is time out,
the APM will not prompt the BIOS to put the system into any power saving
mode.
MODEM USE IRQ:
This item determines the IRQ in which the modem can be used.
VIDEO OFF OPTION:
When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power
saving mode.
Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes.
Suspend
"
Off Monitor blanked when the system enters the Suspend
mode.
Susp, Stby
"
Off Monitor blanked when the system enters either
Suspend mode or Standby modes.
All Modes
"
Off Monitor blanked when the system enter any power
saving 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 Select this option if your monitor supports the
Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS)
standard of the Video Electronics Standards to select
video power management values.
HDD POWER DOWN:
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive
will be powered down while all other devices remain active.