Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 49
Power Management Setup
The AMIBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by
choosing the Power Management Setup icon from the Setup section on the
AMIBIOS Setup main menu.
Standard Power Management Set this option to Enabled to enable standard power
management, including SMI support. The settings are Enabled, Instant On,
or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Advanced Power Management (APM) Set this option to Enabled to enable APM. The
settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings
are Disabled.
Instant-On Timeout (Minute) This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity
while the computer is in Full power on state. When this length of time
expires, the computer enters a low power consumption state, but the computer
can return to full power instantly when any system activity occurs. This
option is only available if supported by the computer hardware. The settings
are Disabled, 1 min. (minute), 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, or 15 min. The
Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Auxiliary Power Supply Timeout This option specifies the power state that the auxiliary
power supply enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power saving state after
the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are
Standby, Suspend or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are
Disabled.
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