
BIOS SETUP
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3. Max. Power Saving : Maximum power management mode. Inactivity period is defined
as below.
Doze Mode = 1 min.
Standby Mode = 1 min.
Suspend Mode = 1 min.
HDD Power Down = 1 min.
4. User Defined : Allow you to set each mode individually. Select time-out period for each
mode shown above.
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PM Control by APM
When enabled, an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the
Max. Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock.
If the Max. Power Saving is not enabled, this will be preset to “No”.
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Video Off Method
Determine the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
-V/H SYNC+BLANK :
System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization and ports
and 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 Associatoin (VESA). Use the software supplied for your
video subsystem to select video power management values.
- Blank Screen :
System only writes blanks to the video buffer.
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Video Off After
Select the power-saving modes during which the monitor goes blank.
Doze : Monitor remains “on” during Doze modes.
Suspend : Monitor blanked when system enters Suspend mode.
N/A : It is default. When system enters power-saving mode, it does not do the video off
action.
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MODEM Use IRQ
You can select one of the following interrupt resources for modem use: 3.4.5.7.9.10.11.
There are three Green PC power saving functions. They are user-configurable only during User
Defined Power Management mode.
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Doze Mode
After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), the CPU clock runs at
slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed.