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MAINBOARD
AWARD BIOS SETUP
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Suspend Mode
: ( Default setting: Disable )
Suspend mode is the maximum power saving mode, The PC system will be inactive
after the time period which you have selected in this field. The selecting range can be
from 1 minute to 1 hour.
HDD Power Down
: ( Default setting: Disable )
When you have a power saving mode HDD connected to the PC system, you may select
the time period in this field and tell the system to shut down the HDD. The setting
range can be from 1 to 15 minutes in this field.
VGA Active Monitor:
(Default setting: enabled )
When CPU enters the Green mode, the system will keep scanning the status of the
monitor. You may use this field to select whether you are going to have the monitor get
into Green mode or not:
Enable
: The screen display will not be off ( or powered off ) when there is the video
signal sending from VGA card to monitor.
Disable
: The screen display will be blank off ( or powered off ) no matter whether
there is the video signal sending from VGA card to monitor or not.
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN : (
Default setting: “Delay 4 Sec.”)
This field allows user to define the feature of the “PW” connector (it is used to connect
the power button ). The setting can be either “Delay 4 Sec.” or “Instant-Off”. Please
refer to Section 3-3 for details of function description.
CPUFAN Off In Suspend : (
Default setting: “Enabled”)
This selection allows user to controls the function of the “CN2” ( CPU cooling fan
connector ). When “Enabled” is selected, the CPU cooling fan will stop in Suspend
mode to decrease the system power consumption and noise. When “Disabled” the CPU
cooling fan keeps on working when the system is in Suspend mode.
Resume by Ring or LAN :
( Default setting: “Enabled”.)
When “Enabled”, you can resume the system from Sleep or Suspend mode by using a
MODEM Ring-in or a LAN signal. In order to make this feature works normally, there
are some requirement need to be noticed, please see Section 2-2
for details.
