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PWR Button < 4 secs [Instant-Off]
When set to [Instant-Off], the system goes into Soft-off mode after you press the
power button for less than 4 seconds. When set to [Suspend], the system goes
into Suspend mode after you press the power button for less than 4 seconds.
Conguration options: [Suspend] [Instant-Off]
Power Up On PCI/PCIE Devices [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the PME to wake up from S5 by PCI/PCIE devices
and the NVIDIA
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onboard LAN.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Power On By External Modems [Disabled]
When set to [Enabled], this item allows you to power on the computer in Soft-off
mode with an external modem.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
When a computer is off, turning an external modem off and then on causes an
initialization string that turns on the computer.
Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]
Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item
is set to [Enabled], the items Date (of Month) Alarm and Alarm Time (hh:mm)
become user-congurable with set values.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Date (of Month) Alarm [XX]
To set the date of alarm, highlight this item and press <Enter> to display the Date
(of Month) Alarm pop-up menu. Key-in a value within the specied range then
press <Enter>. Value ‘0’ means everyday. Conguration options: [Min=0] [Max=31]
Alarm Time (hh:mm) [ XX: XX: XX]
To set the time of alarm, highlight this item and press <Enter> to display the Alarmhighlight this item and press <Enter> to display the Alarm
Time pop-up menu. Key-in a value within the specied range then press <Enter>.
Conguration options: [Min=0] [Max=23]---hour
[Min=0] [Max=59]---minute
[Min=0] [Max=59]---second
HPET Support [Enabled]
The hardware High Precision Efcient Timer (HPET) is to increase the
performance of the Vista Multimedia player and can meet Vista’s requirement.
Disable this feature if your system is running under XP environment.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]