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Award BIOS Setup Utility
Power Management
This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving
by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the Suspend
mode and HDD Power Down fields are activated.
Min Saving
Minimum power saving time for the Suspend Mode
and HDD Power Down = 1 hr.
Max Saving
Maximum power saving time for the. Suspend
Mode and HDD Power Down = 1 min.
User Define
Allows you to set the power saving time in the
Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down fields.
Video Off Method
This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
V/H SYNC + Blank
This selection will cause the system to turn
off the vertical and horizontal synchronization
ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
Blank Screen
This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS
Initializes display power management signaling. Use
this option if your video board supports it.
Video Off In Suspend
This field is used to activate the video off feature when the system
enters the Suspend mode. The options are Yes and No.
Suspend Mode
This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to
User Define. When the system enters the Suspend mode according
to the power saving time selected, the CPU and onboard
peripherals will be shut off.
HDD Power Down
This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to
User Define. When the system enters the HDD Power Down mode
according to the power saving time selected, the hard disk drive will
be powered down while all other devices remain active.