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Using BIOS
Power Management Setup
This option lets you control system power management. The system has various power-
saving modes including powering down the hard disk, turning off the video, suspending to
RAM, and software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed by
certain events.
The power-saving modes can be controlled by timeouts. If the system is inactive for a time,
the timeouts begin counting. If the inactivity continues so that the timeout period elapses,
the system enters a power-saving mode. If any item in the list of Reload Global Timer
Events is Enabled, then any activity on that item will reset the timeout counters to zero.
If the system is suspended or has been powered down by software, it can be resumed by a
wake up call that is generated by incoming traffic to a modem, a LAN card, a PCI card,
or a fixed alarm on the system realtime clock
Item Help
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ACPI Suspend Type [S3 (STR)]
HDD Power Down [Disabled]
Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off]
Video Off Method [V/H SYNC+Blank]
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-Off]
Resume Event Control [Press Enter]
Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type (S3(STR))
Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the default, S1 (POS), the suspend
mode is equivalent to a software power down. If you select S3 (STR), the suspend mode is
suspend to RAM, i.e., the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the
system memory.
Video Off Method (V/H SYNC+Blank)
This item defines how the video is powered down to save power. This item is set to V/H
SYNC+Blank by default.
Video Off Option (Suspend -> Off)
This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode.
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HDD Power Down (Disabled)
The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time.
Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable.
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN (Instant-Off)
Under ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface) you can create a
software power down. In a software power down, the system can be resumed by Wake Up
Alarms. This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the power
button on your system. If the item is set to Instant-Off, then the power button causes a
software power down. If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec. then you have to hold the power
button down for four seconds to cause a software power down.
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