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Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off ]
This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power
management. Configuration options: [Always On] [Suspend -> Off]
Video Off Method [DPMS OFF]
This field defines the video off features. The Display Power Management
System (DPMS) feature allows the BIOS to control the video display card if it
supports the DPMS feature. [Blank Screen] only blanks the screen. Use this
for monitors without power management or “green” features.
NOTE! Even if installed, your screen saver does not display when you
select [Blank Screen] for the above field.
[V/H SYNC+Blank] blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal
scanning. Configuration options: [Blank Screen] [V/H SYNC+Blank] [DPMS
Standby] [DPMS Suspend] [DPMS OFF] [DPMS Reduce ON]
HDD Power Down [Disabled]
Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity
as set in this user-configurable field. This feature does not affect SCSI hard
drives. Configuration options: [Disabled] [1 Min] [2 Min] [3 Min]...[15 Min]
Suspend-to-RAM Capability [Disabled]
This field allows you to enable or disable the ACPI Suspend-to-RAM feature.
To support this feature, the +5VSB of the power supply should have the
capacity to provide more than 720mA current. Configuration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]
Suspend Mode [Disabled]
Sets the time period before the system goes into suspend mode. Configuration
options: [Disabled] [1~2 Min] [2~3 Min] [4~5 min] [8~9 Min] [20 Min] [30 Min]
PWR Button < 4 Secs [Soft Off]
When set to [Soft off], the ATX switch can be used as a normal system power-
off button when pressed for less than 4 seconds. [Suspend] allows the button
to have a dual function where pressing less than 4 seconds puts the system
in sleep mode. Regardless of the setting, holding the ATX switch for more
than 4 seconds powers off the system. Configuration options: [Soft off]
[Suspend]
CPU Thermal Option [Disabled]
This feature prolongs the life of the CPU and motherboard by monitoring the
temperature of the CPU; if overheating occurs, the CPU throttles down or
shuts down completely. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]