Power Menu - Asus mes-vm User Manual

IV. BIOS SETUP

Power Menu

The "Power Management Setup" option allows you to reduce power consumption.
This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of
inactivity.
Power Management: [User Define]
This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features. If this
menu item is set to Disabled, power management features will not function regardless
of other field settings on this menu. The Customized option allows you to make your
own selections in the Power menu. When set to Max Saving, system power will be
conserved to its greatest amount. The "Doze, Standby, and Suspend Mode" fields will
then be set to predefined values that ensure maximum power savings.
This field acts as the master control for the power management modes. Max Saving
puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity; Min
Saving is almost the same as Max Saving except that this time the system inactivity
period is longer; Disable disables the power saving features; User Define allows you to
set power saving options according to your preference. The configuration options are:
[User Define] [Disabled] [Min Saving] [Max Saving].
IMPORTANT: Advanced Power Management (APM) should be installed to keep the
system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the BIOS
Power Management. For DOS environments, you need to add the statement,
DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE, in you CONFIG.SYS. For Windows 3.x and Win-
dows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. For Windows 98 and later,
APM is automatically installed. A battery and power cord icon labeled "Power" will
appear in the "Control Panel." Choose "Advanced" in the Power Management Field.
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