Changing Rapid Resume Features Configuration; Apm Bios Mode; Rapid Resume - IBM Aptiva Handbook

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Changing Rapid Resume
features configuration
The Rapid Resume features are a set of IBM energy-
saving features that lets you set up your computer to
perform certain tasks unattended. For information about
these features and how to enable and disable them from
your desktop, see "Understanding the Rapid Resume
features" on page 21.
The Setup Utility lets you configure additional settings
you cannot configure from your Windows 95 desktop.
From your desktop, you can enable and disable Rapid
Resume features and specify how they work. In the
Setup Utility, you can enable and disable some of the
same features and configure specific hardware settings.
The changes you make in the Setup Utility appear in the
Rapid Resume Manager windows on your desktop. The
changes you make in the Rapid Resume Manager
windows on your desktop also appear in the Setup
Utility.
From the Setup Utility Main Menu, select the Rapid
Resume option to view or change Rapid Resume
features settings. The Rapid Resume menu appears.

APM BIOS mode

The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) controls the basic
hardware operations in your computer. The APM BIOS
Mode option allows you to enable or disable
communications between the BIOS and the operating
system's advanced power management (APM) driver.
You must have APM BIOS mode enabled to use Rapid
Resume features.

Rapid Resume

This option lets you enable or disable the Rapid Resume
feature. With this feature, you can set up your computer
to suspend, which saves your desktop when you turn off
your computer. For more information about the Rapid
Resume feature, see "Rapid Resume" on page 22.
Enable this option to change the following options:
•
Automatic Power Off
•
Initialize Adapter Cards
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