Power Management Setup - CHAINTECH 6AIV6 Manual

3-5 Power Management Setup

This section provides information on the Green PC power management functions.
By choosing the Power Management Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility
menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the
manufacturer's default values for the mainboard
CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software
ACPI function
Power Management
ACPI Suspend Type
PM Control by APM
Video Off Option
Video Off Method
MODEM Use IRQ
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
State After Power Failure
Wake Up Events
:Move Enter:Select
F5:Previous Values
A. Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI)
ACPI management enables the operating system to control the amount of power
given to each device attached to the computer. With ACPI, the operating system
can turn off peripherals devices, such as CD-ROM players, when they are not
in use.
B. Power Management
Power management allows the computer to save electricity when it is not in use
by entering increasingly deep power saving modes as shown by the diagram
below.
Power Management Setup
Enabled
Press Enter
S1(POS)
Yes
Suspend -> Off
DPMS Support
3
Delay 4 Sec
Off
Press Enter
+/-/PU/PD:Value
F6:Fail-Safe Defaults
Figure 3-6 Power Management Setup Screen
Figure 3-7 Power Saving Mode Flow Chart
Award BIOS Setup Program
Menu Level
F10:Save ESC:Exit
F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help
F1:General Help
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