Power Management Setup - ECS 760GX-M Manual

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Power Management Setup

This option lets you control system power management. The system has various power-
saving modes including powering down the hard disk, turning off the video, suspending
to RAM, and software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed
by certain events.
ACPI Suspend Type
Suspend Mode
Video Off Option
Video Off Method
MODEM Use IRQ
HDD Off After
Power Button Override
Power on After Power Fail
PM Wake Up Events
Cool 'n' Quiet Control
FID Control
VID Control
ACPI Suspend Type (S3(STR)
Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the default, S3 (STR), the suspend
mode is a suspend to RAM, i.e., the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh
current to the system memory.
Suspend Mode (Disable)
The CPU clock will be stopped and the video signal will be suspended if no Power Manage-
ment events occur for a specified length of time. Full power function will return when a
Power Management event is detected. Options are from 1 Min to 1 Hour and Disable.
Video Off Option (Susp, Stby —> Off)
This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode.
Video Off Method (DPMS Supported)
This item defines how the video is powered down to save power. This item is set to DPMS
(Display Power Management Software) by default.
MODEM Use IRQ (3)
If you want an incoming call on a modem to automatically resume the system from a power-
saving mode, use this item to specify the interrupt request line (IRQ) that is used by the
modem. You might have to connect the fax/modem to the motherboard Wake On Modem
connector for this feature to work.
HDD Off After (Disabled)
The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time.
Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable.
Power Button Override (Instant Off)
Under ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface) you can create a
software power down. In a software power down, the system can be resumed by Wake Up
Alarms. This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the power
button on your system. If the item is set to Instant-Off, then the power button causes a
software power down. If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec. then you have to hold the power
button down for four seconds to cause a software power down.
Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Power Management Setup
[S3<STR>]
[Disabled]
[Susp, Stby --> Off]
[DPMS Supported]
[3]
[Disabled]
[Instant Off]
[Always Off]
[Press Enter]
[Auto]
[StartUp]
[StartUp]
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults
Using BIOS
Item Help
Menu Level
F7:Optimized Defaults