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BIOS SETUP
There are three selections for the Power Management Option. Two of them have fixed
Suspend Mode settings.
1. “Min Saving”:
Minimum power management mode. Inactivity period is defined as 1 hour, at
which point the system goes into Suspend Mode.
2. “Max Saving”:
Maximum power management mode. Inactivity period is defined as 1 minute,
at which point the system goes into Suspend Mode.
3. “User Define”:
Allows you to set the Suspend Mode from “1 minute” to “1 hour” or “Disabled”.
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HDD Power Down
The item lets you select the time-out period for HDD Power Down. Selections are: 1 to
15 minutes or “Disabled”.
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Video Off Option
This function allows the monitor to remain on or be blanked during a power saving mode.
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Always On: Monitor remains on during power saving modes.
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Suspend
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Off: Monitor is blanked when the system enters the Suspend Mode.
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Video Off Method
This function defines the Video Off features.
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“Blank Screen”: Blanks the screen. Use this setting for monitors without power
management or “green” features.
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“V/H SYNC+Blank”: Blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning
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“DPMS Support”: The DPMS (Display Power Management System) feature
allows BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature.
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MODEM Use IRQ
You can select one of the following interrupt resources for modem use: “N/A”, “3”, “4”,
“5”, “7”, “9”, ”10”, or “11”.
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Soft-Off by PWRBTN
When set to “Instant-off”, the ATX power switch can be used as a normal system Power
Off button. When set to “Delay 4 Sec”, you need to press the ATX power switch for
more than 4 seconds if you want to Power Off the system.
