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BIOS Setup Information
Power Management Setup Menu
This APM (Advanced Power Management) determines how much energy can be
saved by setting the below items to handle system power resources. The following
descriptions will specify the definition of each item.
Power Management/APM
Use this feature to control system power resources. Set this option to
Enabled
to
enable the power management function. It becomes effective when based on the
following parameter settings.
Green PC Monitor Power State
This option is used to decide what kind of power states are effective. There are
three options
Standby
,
Suspend
, and
Off
. The
Standby
option is to turn off
light power by handling monitor signals. The
Suspend
mode is to turn off heavy
power. The
Off
state is really to turn off the power of the monitor.
Video Power Down Mode
This option specifies the power conserving state that the Video Electronics
Standards Association (VESA) VGA video subsystem enters after the specified
period of display inactivity has expired.
Hard Disk Power Down Mode
This option specifies the power management state that the HDD enters after the
specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired. It is the same as video power
control. If the user chooses
Standby
or
Suspend
, it will depend on the duration of
Standby Time-out
or
Suspend Time-out
.
Standby Time-out (Minute)
This option specifies the length of the period of system inactivity while the
computer is in full-on power state before the computer is placed in
Standby
mode.
When this length of time expires, the computer enters the
Standby Time-out
state. In
Standby
mode, some power use is curtailed.
