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and is directly related to the following modes:
1.
HDD Power Down :
When enabled and after the set time of system
inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices
remain active.
2.
Doze Mode:
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the
CPU clock will run at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full
speed.
3.
Suspend Mode:
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity,
all devices except the CPU will be shut off.
There are four selections for Power Management, three of which have
fixed mode settings.
Disable (default)
No power management. Disables all four
modes
Min. Power Saving
Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1
hr. Standby Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1
hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min.
Max. Power Saving
Maximum power management --
ONLY
AVAILABLE FOR SL CPU’s
. Doze Mode = 1
min., Standby Mode = 1 min., Suspend Mode =
1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1 min.
User Defined
Allows you to set each mode individually.
When not disabled, each of the ranges are
from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power
Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and
disable.
PM Control by APM
When enabled, an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to
enhance the Max. Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock. If
Advance Power Management (APM) is installed on your system, selecting Yes
gives better power savings.
If the Max. Power Saving is not enabled, this will be preset to
No
.
The choice: Yes, No.
Video Off Option
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When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving
mode.
Always On
Monitor will remain on during power saving modes.
Suspend --> Off
Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend
mode.
All Modes --> Off
Monitor blanked when the system enters any power
saving mode.
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 Support
Select this option if your monitor supports the
Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS)
standard of the Video Electronics Standards to
select video power management values.
MODEM Use IRQ
This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use.
The choice: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA.
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to
enter the Soft-Off state when the system has “hung.”
The choice: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off.
State After Power Failure
State after power is re-applied
The choice: Auto, On, Off.
