20BPC-500-5820 User's Manual
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IMTPD)
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
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Esc: Quit
↑ ↓ → ←
: Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
ACPI Function : Enabled
Power Management : User Define
Video Off Option : Always On
Video Off Method : V/H SYNC+Blank
Switch Function : Break/Wake
Doze Speed (div by) : 2/8
Stdby Speed (div by) : 1/8
Modem Use IRQ : 3
Hot Key Function As : Poer Off
** PM Timers **
HDD Off After : 15 Min
Doze Mode : 4 Hours
Standby Mode : 4 Hours
Suspend Mode : 4 Hours
** PM Events **
HDD Ports Activity : Enabled
COM Ports Activity : Enabled
LPT Ports Activity : Enabled
VGA Activity : Enabled
IRQ [3-7,9-15], NMI : Enabled
IRQ 8 Break Suspend : Disabled
Power Management Setup
ACPI Function
Select Enabled only if your computer operating system supports the Advanced Configu-
ration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification.
Currently, Windows 98 and Windows NT 5.0 (beta) support ACPI.
Power Management
There are 4 selections for Power Management, 3 of which have fixed mode :
Disable (default) No power management. Disables all four modes
Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode
= 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min.
Max. Power Saving Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL
CPU'S. Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1 min., Suspend
Mode = 1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1 min.
User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled,
each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD
Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.
Video Off Option
When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving
mode.This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes.
Suspend --> Off Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode.
Susp,Stby --> Off Monitor blanked when the system enters either Suspend or Standby
modes.
All Modes --> Off Monitor blanked when the system enters any power saving mode.
Video Off Method
This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
V/H SYNC+Blank causes the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchroniza-
tion ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Initial display power management signaling.
Switch Function
You can choose whether or not to permit your system to enter complete Suspend mode.
Suspend mode offers greater power savings, with a correspondingly longer awakening
period. The choice: Deturbo, Break, Break/Wake, Disabled.
Doze Speed (div by)
Sets the CPU's speed during Doze mode. The speed is reduced to a fraction of the
CPU's normal speed. The divisors range from 1 to 8 The choice: 1~8.
Stdby Speed (div by)
Select a divisor to reduce the CPU speed during Standby mode to a fraction of the full
CPU speed. The speed is reduced to a fraction of the CPU's normal speed. The divisors
range from 1 to 8-0. The choice: 1~8
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.
Hot Key Function As
Select Enabled if your system has a hot key for soft power off.
The choice: Enabled, Disabled.