Advanced Bios Setup, Continued; Acpi Configuration; Acpi Aware O/S - Kontron CP6500-V User Manual

Advanced BIOS Setup,

ACPI CONFIGURATION

Select the ACPI Configuration Menu to enter the ACPI BIOS Setup screen. You can
select Advanced ACPI Configuration in the left frame of the screen to go to the sub
menus for this item. You can display an ACPI BIOS Setup option by highlighting it using
the <Arrow> keys. All ACPI BIOS Setup options are described in this section. The ACPI
BIOS Setup screen is shown below.

ACPI Aware O/S

Set this value to allow the system to utilize the Intel ACPI (Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface) specification. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default setting is Yes.
Option Description
No This setting should be set if the operating system in use does not comply with
the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification.
DOS®, Windows 3.x®, and Windows NT® are examples of non-ACPI
aware operating systems.
Yes This setting should be set if the operating system complies with the ACPI
(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. This is the
default setting. Windows 95®, Windows 98® and Windows 2000® are
examples of ACPI aware operating systems.
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Chapter 3: Advanced BIOS Setup