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Chapter 2 WINBIOS Setup 53
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.
Power Management/APM Set this option to Enabled to enable the Intel Triton 2 power
management features and APM (Advanced Power Management). The settings
are Enabled, Inst-On (instant-on), or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe
default settings are Disabled.
Instant On Support Set this option to Enabled to enable AMIBIOS support for the Intel
InstantON specification. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal
and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Green PC Monitor Power State This option specifies the power state that the green PC-
compliant video monitor enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power saving
state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings
are Off, Standby, Suspend, or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default
settings are Standby.
Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the VESA
VGA video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity
has expired. The settings are Disabled, Standby, or Suspend. The Optimal
and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Hard Disk Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard
disk drive enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has
expired. The settings are Disabled, Standby, or Suspend. The Optimal and
Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Hard Disk Timeout (Minute) This option specifies the length of a period of hard disk drive
inactivity. When this length of time expires, the computer enters power-
conserving state specified in the Hard Disk Power Down Mode option (see
the previous screen). The settings are Disabled and 1 Min. through 15 Min in
1 minute intervals. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled.
Standby/Suspend Timer Unit This option specifies the unit of time used for the Standby and
Suspend timeout periods. The settings are 4 msec, 4 sec, 32 sec, or 4 min.
The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are 4 min.
Standby Timeout This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Full
power on state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters
Standby power state. The settings are Disabled, 4 min, 8 min, up to and
including 508 minutes, in increments of 4 minutes. The Optimal and Fail-Safe
default settings are Disabled.
Suspend Timeout This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in
Standby state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters Suspend
power state. The settings are Disabled, 4 min, 8 min, up to and including 508
minutes, in increments of 4 minutes. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default
settings are Disabled.
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