BIOS Setup
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Power Management Option
This item is used to select the degree (or type) of power saving and is related
to these modes: Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down. There are three op-
tions for power management:
Min Saving
Minimum Power Management. Suspend Mode = 1 Hour,
and HDD Power Down = 15 Min.
Max Saving
Maximum Power Management. Suspend Mode = 1 Min,
and HDD Power Down = 1 Min.
User Define
Allows end users to configure each mode separately.
HDD Power Down
If HDD activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, the
hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.
Settings are
Disable
and
1
through
15
Min.
Doze Mode
After the selected period of system inactivity, the CPU clock runs at slower
speed while all other devices still operate at full speed. Settings are
Disable
,
1
Min
,
2 Min
,
4 Min
,
6 Min
,
8 Min
,
10 Min
,
20 Min
,
30 Min
,
40 Min
and
1 Hour
.
Suspend Mode
After the selected period of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU shut
off. Settings are
Disabled
,
1 Min
,
2 Min
,
4 Min
,
8 Min
,
12 Min
,
20 Min
,
30
Min
,
40 Min
and
1 Hour
.
PM Control by APM
Setting to
Yes
will activate an Advanced Power Management (APM) device to
enhance Max Saving mode and stop CPU internal clock. Setting options:
Yes,
No
.
MODEM Use IRQ
Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your
system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. Settings are
3
,
4
,
5
,
7
,
9
,
10
,
11
and
NA
.
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
This feature allows users to configure the power button function. Settings are:
Instant-Off
The power button functions as a normal power-on/-
off button.
