Power Management Setup; Details Of Power Management Setup - Asus P/I-P55T2P4S User Manual

IV. BIOS SOFTWARE

Power Management Setup

This "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.

Details of Power Management Setup:

Power Management (User Defined)
This field acts as the master control for the power management modes. There are
four options: Max Saving, Min Saving, Disabled, and User Defined. 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 inac-
tivity period is longer; Disabled disables the power saving features; User Defined
allows you to set power saving options according to your preference.
IMPORTANT: Advanced Power Management (APM) should be installed to
keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode acti-
vated by the BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments, you need to
add DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE in you CONFIG.SYS. For Windows 3.1x
and Windows 95, you need to install Windows including the APM feature. A
battery and power cord icon labeled "Power" will appear in the "Control Panel."
Choose "Advanced" in the Power Management Field.
Video Off Option (Susp, Stby->Off )
This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power manage-
ment. The settings are Susp, Stby->Off, Suspend->Off, Always on, and All modes->off.
Video Off Method (V/H SYNC + Blank)
This field defines the video off features. Three options are available: V/H SYNC +
Blank, DPMS, and Blank Only. The first option, which is the default setting, blanks
the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning; DPMS (acronym for Dis-
play Power Management System) allows the BIOS to control the video display card
if it supports the DPMS feature; Blank Screen only blanks the screen. Use the latter
for monitors that do not support the "Green" (no power management) feature.
Take note that a screen saver software does not work with this feature. While the
monitor is shut off, this software cannot display.
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