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This section describes the Setup options available in the Power Management Setup
menu used to configure the power conservation features. If you select certain options
the Setup program switches to a sub-screen for the selected option.
Power Management
Power Management allows the user to reduce power consumption. Set this option to
“Enabled” to enable the power management and APM (Advanced Power Management)
features. The default setting is “Enabled”.
Green PC Monitor Power State
This option specifies the power management state that the Green-PC compliant video
monitor enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings
are “Disabled, Off, Standby or Suspend”. The default setting is “Standby”.
Video Power Down Mode
This option specifies the power management state that the video subsystem enters
after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are “Disabled”,
“Standby”, and “Suspend”. The default setting is “Suspend”.
Hard Disk Power Down Mode
This option specifies the power management state that the hard disk drive enters after
the specified period of inactivity has expired. The settings are “Disable”, “Standby”, and
“Suspend”. The default setting is “Standby”.
Standby Time Out
Choose the inactive time between 1 and 60 minutes before the system enters the
Suspend mode. The default setting is “Disable”.
Suspend Time Out
Choose the inactive time between 1 and 60 minutes before the system enters the
Suspend mode. Default is Disable.
Throttle Slow Clock Ratio
This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in power saving modes.
The settings are expressed as a ratio between the normal clock speed and the power
down clock speed. The default setting is 50 - 62.5%.
