MVP3
SYSTEM BOARD
AWARD BIOS SETUP
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PM Timers
The following four modes are Green PC power saving functions which are only
user configurable when
User Defined
Power Management has been selected. See
above for available selections.
HDD Power Down
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be
powered down while all other devices remain active.
Doze Mode
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the CPU clock will run at
slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed
.
Suspend Mode
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the
CPU will be shut off.
** PM Events **
PM events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering
a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode. In effect, the
system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as
On
, even when the system is in a power down mode.
VGA
When set to
On
(default), any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a system
which has been powered down.
LPT & COM
When set to LPT/COM, any event occurring at a COM(serial)/LPT (printer) port
will awaken a system which has been powered down.
HDD & FDD
When set to
On
(default), any event occurring at a hard or floppy drive port will
awaken a system which has been powered down.
DMA/master
When set to
On
(default:Off), any event occurring to the DMA controller will
awaken a system which has been powered down.
