Power Management Modes - ASROCK MultiBook F14 User Manual

Power Management Modes

The Notebook PC has a number of automatic or adjustable power saving features that you can
use to maximize battery life and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). You can control some of
these features through the Power menu in the BIOS Setup. ACPI power management settings
are made through the operating system. The power management features are designed to save
as much electricity as possible by putting components into a low power consumption mode as
often as possible but also allow full operation on demand.
Sleep and Hibernate
Power management settings can be found in the Windows > Control
Panel > Power Options. In System Settings, you can define "Sleep/
Hibernate" or "Shut Down" for closing the display panel or pressing
the power button. "Sleep" and "Hibernate" saves power when your
Notebook PC is not in use by turning OFF certain components.
When you resume your work, your last status (such as a document
scrolled down half way or email typed half way) will reappear as
if you never left. "Shut Down" will close all applications and ask if
you want to save your work if any are not saved.
Sleep is the same as Suspend-to-RAM (STR). This function stores
your current data and status in RAM while many components are
turned OFF. Because RAM is volatile, it requires power to keep
(refresh) the data. Click the Start button and the arrowhead next to the
lock icon to see this option. You can also use the keyboard shortcut
[Fn F1] to activate this mode. Recover by pressing any keyboard key
except [Fn]. (NOTE: The power indicator will blink in this mode.)
Hibernate is the same as Suspend-to-Disk (STD) and stores your current data and status
on the hard disk drive. By doing this, RAM does not have to be periodically refreshed and
power consumption is greatly reduced but not completely eliminated because certain wake-up
components like LAN needs to remain powered. "Hibernate" saves more power compared to
"Sleep". Click the Start button and the arrowhead next to the lock icon to see this option. Recover
by pressing the power button. (NOTE: The power indicator will be OFF in this mode.)
Thermal Power Control
There are three power control methods for controlling the Notebook PC's thermal state. These
methods cannot be configured by the user and should be known in case the Notebook PC should
enter these states. The following temperatures represent the chassis temperature (not CPU).
• The fan turns ON for active cooling when temperature reaches the safe upper
limit.
• The CPU decreases speed for passive cooling when the temperature exceeds
the safe upper limit.
• The system shuts down for critical cooling when temperature exceeds the maximum safe
upper limit.
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