Power Management Features - MSI MS-7242 Hardware User Manual

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Power Management Features

ACPI Function
This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management
Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as W indows 98SE/
2000/ME, select [Enabled].
ACPI Standby State
This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating
system supports ACPI, such as Windows 2000, you can choose to enter the Standby
mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashion through the setting of this field. Setting options:
[S1/POS]
[S3/STR]
[Auto]
Suspend Time Out (M inute)
If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, all
devices except CPU will be shut off.
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The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no
system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware main-
tains all system context.
The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the infor-
mation of system configuration and open applications/files is
saved to main memory that remains powered while most other
hardware components turn off to save energy. The informa-
tion stored in memory will be used to restore the system
when a "wake up" event occurs.
BIOS determines the best settings automatically.