Power Management - Acer Altos R500 User Manual

Power Management

The Power Management menu allows you to configure the system's
power management feature.
The following screen shows the parameters on the Power
Management screen:
Parameter
Power
Management
Mode
IDE Hard Disk
Standby Timer
Description
Allows you to reduce power consump-
tion. When this parameter is set to
Enabled, you can configure the IDE hard
disk and system timers. Setting it to Dis-
abled deactivates the power-management
feature and its timers.
Allows the hard disk to enter standby
mode after inactivity of 1 to 15 minutes,
depending on your setting. When you
access the hard disk again, allow 3 to 5 sec-
onds (depending on the hard disk) for the
disk to return to normal speed. Set this
parameter to Off if your hard disk does not
support this function.
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Option
Enabled
Disabled
Off
1 minute
15 minutes