Silicon Graphics SGI 1100, Maintenance And Upgrade Manual

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Hardware Management Support
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Hardware Management Support
The system supports the power-management function that conforms to the
power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star
program. It also offers Plug-and-Play, which helps users avoid configuration problems
and thus makes the system more user-friendly.
Power Management
Table 1-4 lists the power-saving modes and their respective characteristics. These power
management features are only available if the operating system running on the system
supports them
Table 1-4 Power-Saving Mode Characteristics List
Power-saving mode Characteristics
Device standby mode Independent power management timer for HDD devices (0-15
minutes, time step = 1 minute)
Hard disk drive goes into STANDBY mode (for ATA standard
interface)
Disable V-sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor
Resume method: device activated (keyboard for DOS, keyboard
and mouse for Windows)
Resume recovery time: 3-5 seconds