CHAPTER 3
AMI
®
BIOS USERS GUIDE
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Standby Time Out (Minute)
This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while
in Full power on state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters
Standby power state. The settings are Disabled, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 4 min, 5
min, 6 min, 7 min, 8 min, 9 min, 10 min, 11 min, 12 min, 13 min, 14 min or 15
min. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Suspend Time Out (Minute)
This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while
in Standby state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters
Suspend power state. The settings are Disabled, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 4 min, 5
min, 6 min, 7 min, 8 min, 9 min, 10 min, 11 min, 12 min, 13 min, 14 min or 15
min. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Throttle Slow Clock Ratio
This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in
power saving states. The settings are expressed as a ratio between the
normal CPU clock speed and the CPU clock speed when the computer is in
the power-conserving state.
Modem Use IO Port
This indicates which I/O port will be used by the Modem(if there is a
Modem).
Modem Use IRQ
This indicates which IRQ no. will be used by the Modem(if there is a
Modem).
Display Activity/Device 6/Device 7/Device 8/Device 5/Device
0/Device 1/Device 2/Device 3/System Thermal
When set to Monitor, these options enable event monitoring on the
specified hardware interrupt request line. If set to Monitor and the computer
is in a power saving state, AMI
®
BIOS watches for activity on the specified
IRQ line. The computer enters the full on power state if any activity occurs.
AMI
®
BIOS reloads the Standby and Suspend timeout timers if
activity occurs on the specified IRQ line.
