Power Management Setup Menu - Abit KG7-Lite User Manual

Introducing the BIOS
Onboard Parallel Port:
Four options are available: Disabled ) 3BC/IRQ7 ) 378/IRQ7 ) 278/IRQ5. The default setting is
378/IRQ7. Select a logical LPT port name and matching address for the physical parallel (printer) port.
" Parallel Mode:
Four options are available: SPP ) EPP ) ECP ) ECP+EPP. Default is SPP mode. Select an
operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. SPP (Standard Parallel Port), EPP (Extended
Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) or ECP plus EPP.
Select SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both support EPP or ECP mode.
According your select the following items will separate show up.
" ECP Mode Use DMA:
When the mode selected for the onboard parallel port is ECP or ECP+EPP, the DMA channel selected
can be 1 (Channel 1) or 3 (Channel 3).
" EPP Mode Select:
Two options are available: EPP1.9 ) EPP1.7. The default setting is EPP1.7. When the mode selected
for the parallel port mode is EPP, the two EPP mode options are available.
PWR ON After PWR-Fail:
This setting lets you set the system action after a power failure. Three options are available: Off ) On )
Former-Sts. The default setting is Off. This item lets you sett the system power state when power recovers.
If you set it to "Off", when power returns, whatever state your computer was in before the power failure,
the system will always turn off. If you set it to "On", when power returns, whatever state your computer
was in before the power failure, the system will always turn on. If you set it to "Former-Sts", when the
power returns, the computer return to the previous power state.

3-6. Power Management Setup Menu

The difference between Green PCs and traditional computers is that Green PCs have a power
management feature. With this feature, when the computer is powered on but inactive, the power
consumption is reduced in order to save energy. When the computer operates normally, it is in Normal
mode. In this mode, the Power Management Program will control the access to video, parallel ports, serial
ports and drives, and the operating status of the keyboard, mouse and other device. These are referred to
as Power Management Events. In cases where none of these events occur, the system enters the power
saving mode. When one of the controlled events occurs, the system immediately returns to normal mode
and operates at its maximum speed. Power saving modes can be divided into three modes according to
their power consumption: Doze Mode, Standby Mode, and Suspend Mode. The four modes proceed in the
following sequence:
Normal Mode ===> Doze Mode ===> Standby Mode ===> Suspend Mode
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