IBM EP-8KTA Computer Hardware User Manual


 
BIOS EP-8KTA
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User define: Allows user to define PM Timers parameters to control power
saving mode.
ACPI Suspend Type: This item allows you to select S1(POS) or S3(STR) function.
The choice: S1(POS), S3(STR).
PM controlled by APM: This option shows weather or not you want the Power
Management to be controlled the Advanced Power Management (APM).
The default is Yes.
Yes: APM controls your PM
No: APM does not control your PM
Video Off Option: Tells you what time frame that the video will be disabled
under current power management settings. The default is Standby.
Standby: Video powers off after time shown in standby mode setting.
Doze: Video powers off after time shown in doze mode setting.
Suspend: Video powers off after time shown in suspend mode setting.
N/A: Video power off not controlled by power management.
Video Off Method: This option allows you to select how the video will be
disabled by the power management. The default is V/H Sync + Blank
V/H Sync + Blank: System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization
ports and writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS: Select this option if your monitor supports the Display
Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the
Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). Use the
software supplied for your video subsystem to select video
power management values.
Blank Screen: System only writes blanks to the video buffer.
MODEM Use IRQ: Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the
modem (if any) on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the
system. Default is IRQ 3.
N/A: No IRQ is used. 3: IRQ 3
4: IRQ 4 5: IRQ 5
7: IRQ 7 9: IRQ 9
10: IRQ 10 11: IRQ 11