Supero SUPER P3TSSA, User Manual

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Chapter 4: BIOS
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ACPI Aware O/S
This option allows the system to utilize Intel's ACPI (Advanced Configuration
and Power Interface) specification. Settings are "No" and "Yes." DOS®,
Windows 3.x®, Windows 95 and Windows NT® are examples of non-ACPI
aware operating systems. Windows 98®, Windows ME, and Windows
2000® are examples of ACPI aware operating systems.
Suspend to RAM Support
This allows you to enable or disable the Suspend to RAM (STR) feature.
Settings are "Disabled" and "Enabled." The Disabled setting prevents the
system from saving information to main memory when in a low power state.
Enabled causes the system to enter a low power state instead of being
completely shut off. This allows the computer system to bootup in a few
seconds. Suspend to RAM is a technology that is closely associated with
the S3 state of the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
specification. STR allows a properly configured system to go into a low
power state while saving information to main memory about the system’s
configuration, open applications, and active files. While in the low power
STR state, memory remains powered to retain the system information while
most other components turn off to conserve energy. Fans are turned off to
provide silent operation and to minimize power consumption. Properly con-
figured systems in STR typically can consume less than 5 watts.
Repost Video on S3 Resume
This option determines whether or not to invoke the VGA BIOS post test
when resuming from STR or the S3 state. Settings are "No" and "Yes."
(Used with ACPI only.)
Power Management /APM
This option allows you to select using APM (Advanced Power Manage-
ment). The settings are "Disabled" and "Enabled."
Standby Time Out
This option specifies the length of system inactivity time that should expire
before the computer enters a standby power state. The settings are "Dis-
abled", "1Min", "5Min" and "10Min."