Biostar P4M890-M7 FE - BIOS SETUP - System Idle Time Configuration; HPET and Watchdog Timer Settings

P4M900-M7 FE/P4M890-M7 FE
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Power Management Option
This category allows you to selec t the power saving method and is directly
related to t he fo llo wing mod es :
1. HDD Po wer Do wn.
2. Suspend Mode.
There are three options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode
settings
Min. Saving
Minimum power management.
Suspend Mode = 1 hr.
HDD Power Down = 15 min
Max. Saving
Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s.
Suspend Mode = 1 min.
HDD Power Down = 1 min.
Use r De fine (default)
Allow you to set each option individually.
When you choose user define, you can ad just each o f the item fro m 1 min. to 1
hr. except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min.
HDD Power Down
When enabled, the hard-disk drives will power down after a set time of system
inactivity. All other devices remain active.
The Choices: Disabled (default), 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, 15Min.
Suspend Mode
The item allows you to adjust the system idle time before s uspend.
The Choices: Disabled (default), 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min,
20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour.
Video Off Option
This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power
management.
The Choices: Suspend→Off (default), Always on.