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Introducing the BIOS
Select SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software supports both EPP or ECP mode.
According to your selection, the following items will appear.
" 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.
" ECP Mode Use DMA:
Two options are available: 1 ( 3. The default setting is 3. 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).
PWRON 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.
Game Port Address:
Three options are available: Disabled ( 201 ( 209. Default setting is 201. You can choose the game
port I/O base address in this item to meet the need for game requirement.
Midi Port Address
Four options are available: Disabled ( 330 ( 300 ( 290. Default setting is 330. You can choose the
MPU-401 I/O address in this item to meet the need for MIDI device requirement.
" Midi Port IRQ:
Two options are available: 5 ( 10. The default setting is 5. You can choose the MIDI port IRQ in
this item to meet the need for game requirement.
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:
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