APM (Advanced Power Management) should be installed to keep
the system’s time updated when the computer enters suspend mode
activated by the BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments,
you need to add
DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE
in your
CONFIG.SYS. For Windows 3.1x and Windows 95, you need to
install Windows with the APM feature. Double-click a battery and
power cord icon labeled “Power” in the “Control Panel” and choose
“Advanced” in the Power Management field.
Video Off Method: This setting controls the video off method in
power saving mode. The default setting is “V/H SYNC+Blank”
which will disable V/H SYNC signals and blanks the screen. Other
options are “DPMS” and “Blank Screen”. The “DPMS” option
allows the BIOS to control the video card if it has the DPMS
(Display Power Management System) feature. The “Blank Screen”
option is used when you do not have a “Green” monitor.
Doze Mode: Options are from “30 Sec” to “1 Hour” and “Disable”.
The system speed will change from turbo to slow if no Power Man-
agement events occur for a specified length of time. Full power func-
tion will return when a Power Management event is detected.
Standby Mode: Options are from “30 Sec” to “1 Hour” and “Dis-
able”. The system speed will change from turbo to slow and the video
signals will be suspended if no Power Management events occur for a
specified length of time. Full power function will return when a
Power Management event is detected.
Suspend Mode: Options are from “30 Sec” to “1 Hour” and “Dis-
able”. The CPU clock will be stopped and the video signal will be
suspended if no Power Management events occur for a specified
length of time. Full power function will return when a Power Man-
agement event is detected.
HDD Power Down: Options are from “1 Min” to “15 Min” and “Dis-
able”. The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a
specified length of time.
CPU FAN Off In Suspend: If set to “Enabled” CPU fan and Second-
ary fan will be turned off in Suspend Mode.
Chapter 3: BIOS Configuration
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