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PG 720 P Programming Device
C79000-G7076-C721-02
6.1.4
The Power Savings Menu
This menu has the following structure:
PhoenixBIOS Note BIOS 4.0 Setup-Copyright 1985-95 Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Item Specific Help
F1
ESC
Help
Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
– / +
Enter Select
Change Values
F9
F10
Setup Defaults
Previous Values
Sub-Menu
Main
Security
Power-Savings
Exit
Advanced
Power Savings:
Disabled
Standby Timeout:
Disabled
Suspend Timeout:
Disabled
Fixed Disk Timeout:
Disabled
LCD/CRT Standby-Mode:
Suspend off
APM:
Enabled
Idle Mode:
Disabled
Additional Powersaving Options
Backlight:
Full on
Disabled
Resume on Modem Ring:
APM (Advanced Power Management)
allows APM aware software to better
manage power savings.
Figure 6-11
“Power Savings” Submenu
Various power saving modes can be set using the Power Savings menu:
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[Enabled]
Allows the operating system to switch off
system resources which are not required.
[Disabled]
The operating system cannot use APM
(advanced power management) access.
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[Maximum Performance], [Disable], [Maximum Battery Life],
[Customize]
Preset power-saving functions for maximum
and minimum power-saving. The settings for
Standby/Suspend Timeout, Fixed Disk
Timeout, and LCD/CRT Mode are set
accordingly.
With Customize, the values can be defined by
the user.
Idle Mode *)
[Disable]
No power-saving function while CPU is
inactive.
[Enable]
After 2 seconds, the CPU clock frequency is
reduced.
This lowers the power required.
Summary
Configuring the PG 720