Power Management Settings; Power Management Mode; Display Standby Timer; Hard Disk Standby Timer - Acer Extensa 61X Service Manual

3.5

Power Management Settings

Besides accessing this screen from POST (F2), you can also press Fn-F6 during runtime to
access this section of Setup.
Power Management Mode ------------- [Enabled]
Display Standby Timer ------------- [ 1] Minute(s)
Hard Disk Standby Timer ----------- [ 1] Minute(s)
System Sleep Timer ---------------- [ 3] Minute(s)
System Sleep Mode ----------------- [Hibernation]
System Resume Timer Mode ---------- [Disabled]
System Resume Date ---------------- [--/--/----]
System Resume Time ---------------- [--:--:--]
Modem Ring Resume On Indicator ---- [Enabled]
Battery-low Warning Beep ---------- [Enabled]
Sleep Upon Battery-low ------------ [Enabled]
=Move Highlight Bar,
3.5.1

Power Management Mode

With enabled, all the timers in Setup take effect unless specifically disabled by the user. Select
[Disabled] to turn off all the timers. The default setting is
You cannot disable this parameter in Setup if APM is installed under DOS,
Windows or Windows 95. To disable APM, type
disable the Power icon in the Windows Control Panel.
3.5.2

Display Standby Timer

The notebook shuts off the LCD backlight and turns off the CRT video as well, if there is no
activity from the keyboard or external PS/2 mouse within the period specified by this timer. To
turn the display back on, press a key or move the mouse.
The valid values for this timer range from 1 to 15 minutes with default set at
to disable the timer.
3.5.3

Hard Disk Standby Timer

The hard disk drive enters standby mode if there are no disk read/write operations within the
period specified by this timer. The hard disk returns to normal mode once the notebook accesses
it.
BIOS Setup Information
Power Management Settings
=Change Setting, F1=Help, Esc=Exit
[Enabled] .
under DOS, or
Power Off
[1] . Select [Off]
3-11