6. BIOS Configuration
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Video Off After
This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management.
The settings are NA, Suspend, Stand by.
Video Off Method
This field defines the video off features. The following options are available: DPMS OFF,
DPMS Reduce ON, Blank Screen, V/H SYNC + Blank, DPMS Standby, and DPMS Suspend.
The DPMS (Display Power Management System) features allow the BIOS to control the
video display card if it supports the DPMS feature. Blank Screen only blanks the screen
(use this for monitors without power management or “green” features. If Blank screen is set
up in your system, your screen saver will not display). V/H SYNC + Blank will blanks the
screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning.
MODEM Use IRQ
This field allows you to assign IRQ to external modem that is to be connected to the system.
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN
This field allows you to set Power off mode through Instant-Off or Delay mode (4 sec.) When
you select Instant-Off mode to turn off the system, just press the power button and the
system will Power off immediately, If you select Delay mode, you must press the power
button for at least 4 seconds in order to turn off the system.
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
Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity. The time
period is user-configurable with select from 1-15 Min. It also contains a Disabled option and
does not affect SCSI hard drives.
VGA
When set to OFF, any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a system which has been
powered down.
Normal Doze Standby Suspend
Power Saving Mode Flow Chart
