Power Management Setup Menu - Abit LM6E Pentium II User Manual

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(5) 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:
Normal Mode===> Doze Mode===> Standby Mode===> Suspend Mode
The system consumption is reduced according the following sequence:
Normal > Doze > Standby > Suspend
1. In the Main Menu, select "Power Management Setup" and press "Enter".
The following screen is displayed:
Fig 3-6 Power Management Setup Menu