Power Management Features - MSI 655 Max User Manual

Power Management Features

MSI Reminds You...
S3-related functions described in this section are available only
when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode.
Sleep State
This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating
system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows
2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1(POS) or S3(STR)
fashion through the setting of this field. Options are:
S1/POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no
system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware
maintains all system context.
S3/STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in
formation 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 information stored in memory will be used to restore
the system when a "wake up" event occurs.
Auto BIOS determines the best automatically.
BIOS Setup
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