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Configuring and Expanding Your Computer
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
82 Reference Guide
Power Menu
Windows 2000 uses only the settings marked with *. Windows ME or 98 uses only the
settings marked with * or **. All other settings in the Power menu are ignored.
Setting Description Default
Intel SpeedStep Mode* Sets the speed used by a dual-speed processor at boot,
depending on the available power source. A separate
Control Panel power setting controls speed changes after
boot.
Automatic
Power Management
Mode
Disables time-outs, selects a combination of time-outs, or
allows customized time-outs.
Max. Power
Savings
Smart CPU Mode Enables automatic CPU power savings when running on
battery power. Absence of keyboard, mouse, and hard disk
activity could cause slower CPU response.
On
Display-off Time-out Sets the period of inactivity after which the computer enters
Display-off power mode.
2 minutes
Suspend Time-out Sets the period of inactivity after which the computer goes
from Display-off to Standby power mode. (Skips Display-off
mode if that time-out is disabled.)
4 minutes
Hibernate Time-out** Sets whether the computer goes from Standby to Hibernate
power mode after the indicated period of inactivity. (Skips
Standby mode if the suspend time-out is disabled.)
4 hours
Hard Disk Time-out Sets the period of hard disk inactivity after which the internal
hard disk (and any hard disk drive in the plug-in module
bay) stops spinning.
2 minutes
Time-out on AC Sets whether power management time-outs occur while the
ac adapter is connected.
Disabled
Lid Switch Mode Sets the action that occurs if the computer’s lid is closed. Turn off LCD
Resume On Serial Ring Sets whether the system resumes if it received a ring signal. Enabled
Resume On Time of Day Sets whether the system resumes at a defined time of day. Disabled
Resume Time Sets the 24-hour time when the system resumes from if
Resume On Time of Day is enabled.
Auto Suspend on
Undock*
Sets whether the computer suspends to Standby power
mode after undocking.
When Lid
Closed
Auto Turn-On on Dock* Sets whether the computer turns on after docking. Enabled
* Windows ME, 98 and 2000 use these settings.
** Windows ME and 98 uses this additional setting.