Mainboard Installation
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PM Timers
The following four modes are Green PC power saving functions which are only user configurable when
User Defined Power Management has been selected. See above for available selections.
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.
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.
Suspend Mode
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU will be shut off.
The Choice: Instant-Off, Delay 4 Sec.
PM Events
PM events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or
can awaken the system from such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything which occurs to
a device which is configured as On, even when the system is in a power down mode.
VGA
When set to On (default), any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a system which has been
powered down.
LPT & COM
When set to On (default), any event occurring at a COM(serial)/LPT (printer) port will awaken a system
which has been powered down.
HDD & FDD
When set to On (default), any event occurring at a hard or floppy drive port will awaken a system which
has been powered down.
DMA/master
When set to On (default), any event occurring at will awaken a system which has been powered down.
Modem Ring Resume
When set to Enabled , any event occurring to the Modem Ring will awaken a system which has been
powered down.
The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.
