Asus M4A87TD/USB3 - 2.7 Power Menu

Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-23
2.7 Power menu
The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Conguration and
Power Interface (ACPI) and the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then
press <Enter> to display the conguration options.
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BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit
Suspend Mode [Auto]
Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled]
ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
APM Conguration
Hardware Monitor
←→ Select Screen
↑↓ Select Item
+- Change Option
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit
Select the ACPI state
used for System
Suspend.
2.7.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]
Allows you to select the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used
for system suspend. Conguration options: [S1 (POS) Only] [S3 Only] [Auto]
[S1(POS) Only] - Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Suspend) sleep state.
In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended and stays in a low power
mode. The system can be resumed at any time.
[S3 Only] - Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state (default).
In S3 sleep state, the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in
the S1 state. When signaled by a wake-up device or event, the system resumes
to its working state exactly where it was left off.
[Auto] - Detected by OS.
2.7.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
Determines whether to invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3/STR resume.
[No] The system will not invoke VGA BIOS POST on S3/STR resume.
[Yes] The system invokes VGA BIOS POST on S3/STR resume.
2.7.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled]
Allows you to add more tables for Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0
specications. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
2.7.4 ACPI APIC support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI)
support in the Application-Specic Integrated Circuit (ASIC). When set to [Enabled], the ACPI
APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]