American Megatrends Atlas PCI-II User Manual page 7

Overview,
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ACPI This motherboard fully implements the ACPI standard. ACPI is an open PC
hardware, operating system, and peripheral device interface specification.
ACPI allows the computer to come to full power instantly and to complete
tasks even after power is turned off. ACPI is being implemented in
Microsoft® Windows 95™, Windows 98™, and new versions of Windows
NT™. ACPI:
provides improved thermal management,
reduced energy consumption, and
Plug and Play features that are managed by the operating system.
Atlantis ACPI This motherboard provides the following key ACPI features:
Feature
soft-off support
remote ring on
RTC alarm
Switching Voltage Regulator This motherboard includes a switching voltage regulator that
significantly reduces the CPU and voltage regulator temperature. This voltage
regulator is also fully upgradable to the next generation of Socket 7 CPUs.
These new CPUs will require more electrical current and will generate more
heat.
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
Description
You can turn off the computer via the Windows 95 operating
system. The computer must have a power supply with a soft-
off controller before this feature can be implemented..
Your computer can be turned on from a remote location via a
modem signal when the computer is in Sleep Mode. This
feature is useful if you are expecting a late-night fax. The only
power you leave on is power to the modem. When the phone
rings, the modem wakes up, powers on the entire computer,
answers the phone, and the fax is received. The computer
power is then turned off again to minimize power use. This
feature can only be implemented in a computer that has a
power supply with a soft-off controller. This motherboard
supports the LDCM V3.0 specification.
You can set a timer to turn computer power on at a certain
time to perform a certain task.
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