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3-5 Power Management Setup
This section provides information on the Green PC power management functions. By
choosing the Power Management Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu
(Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the
manufacturer's default values for the mainboard
A. Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI)
ACPI management enables the operating system to control the amount of power
given to each device attached to the computer. With ACPI, the operating system
can turn off peripherals devices, such as CD-ROM players, when they are not
in use.
B. Power Management
Power management allows the computer to save electricity when it is not in use
by entering increasingly deep power saving modes as shown by the diagram below.
C. Video Off Option
This setting allow you to selects the power-saving modes during which the
monitor goes blank.
Item Help
Menu Level
CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software
Power Management Setup
Figure 3-6 Power Management Setup Screen
:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
ACPI function
Power Management
ACPI Suspend Type
PM Control by APM
Video Off Option
Video Off Method
MODEM Use IRQ
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
State After Power Failure
Wake Up Events
Enabled
Press Enter
S1(POS)
Yes
Suspend -> Off
DPMS Support
3
Instant Off
Off
Press Enter