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Power
Management
Use this item to enable or disable power
management. If you set to
Max Saving
, the
system powerdown timeouts are short. If you
set to
Min Saving
, the powerdown timeouts are
longer. If you set to
User Define
, you can set
the powerdown timeouts manually using the
items below.
PM Control by
APM
If you enable this item, it allows an operating
system with APM (Advanced Power
Management) such as WIN 95/98 to operate
power management routines on your system.
Video Off Method
This item defines how the video is powered
down.
Video Off After
This item defines which power-saving mode is
required to power down the video.
MODEM Use IRQ
Set this item with the IRQ used by an optional
Modem so that the system can resume from a
soft powerdown when an incoming call is
received.
Doze Mode
Use this item to set a powerdown timeout for
the power saving doze mode. If the time passes
with no activity, the system enters doze mode.
Suspend Mode
Use this item to set a powerdown timeout for
the power saving suspend mode. If the time
passes with no activity, the system enters
suspend mode.
HDD Power Down
Use this item to set a powerdown timeout for
the hard disk drive. If the time passes with no
activity, the hard disk powers down.
Soft-Off by
PWRBTN
Under ACPI (advanced configuration and power
interface) the system can be turned off
mechanically (by the power button) or it can
undergo a software power off. If the system has
been turned off by software, the system can be
resumed by a LAN, MODEM or ALARM wake
up signal. This item allows you to define a
software power off using the power button. If
the value is set to Instant-Off, the power button
will automatically cause a software power off. If
the value is set to Delay 4 Sec. the power
button must be held down for a full four
seconds to cause a software power off.