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Using the BIOS Setup Utility
Custom Timeout Options
Option Definition
CPU Speed Control Sets CPU performance at one of four levels.
Hard Disk Timeout Sets the time delay before your hard disk powers
down.
Video Timeout Sets whether to timeout the video or not.
Peripheral Timeout Sets whether to timeout the peripheral or not.
Audio Device
Timeout
Sets the time delay before your audio device powers
off.
Standby Timeout Selects the system standby timeout period.
Auto Suspend
Timeout
Defines how much time elapses before the Suspend
Option occurs (Suspend or Save to File).
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LCD Suspend — Allows you to suspend the system when the LCD panel is closed.
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Suspend Option — Specifies either Suspend or Save to File (STF) as the default
power management mode. For details about using this parameter, see the section,
“Managing System Power,” later in this chapter.
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Automatic STF — Enables the system, after 30 minutes in Suspend mode, to save
the current working environment to a special file on the hard disk and to power
down the system.
If Auto Save to File is set to Off and the save-to-file area is present on your hard
drive, pressing the
Fn-Power/Sleep
key combination puts the system into Save to
File mode. For details about using this parameter, see the section, “Managing
System Power,” later in this chapter. For details about creating the save-to-file area,
see the section, “HDPREPEZ Utility,” in Chapter 4.
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Panel Brightness — Selects the LCD screen brightness.
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Suspend Warning Tone — Specifies whether the system warning tone sounds when
Suspend mode starts. It is best to keep this option enabled.
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Wake Up from Suspend Alarm/Resume Alarm Time — Allows the alarm to wake
up the system from Suspend. Designates the time parameter in five minutes
increments.(Not applicable in Windows 98/2000 with ACPI.)
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Intel SpeedStep Technology — Optimizes CPU performance when the system is
powered under AC or by battery.