Table of Contents
Advertisement
ACPI Function
This mainboard supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
management Interface). Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI
feature.
Note: ACPI is a power management specification that makes
hardware status information available to the operating system.
ACPI enables a PC to turn its peripherals on and off for improved
power management. It also allows the PC to be turned on and off
by external devices, so that mouse or keyboard activity wakes up
the computer.
ACPI Suspend Type
Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the default,
S1(POS), the suspend mode is equivalent to a software power down. If
you select S3 (STR), the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM – the
system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system
memory.
Power Management Option
This item acts like a master switch for the power-saving modes and
hard disk timeouts. If this item is set to Max Saving, power -saving
modes occur after a short timeout. If this item is set to Min Saving,
power-saving modes occur after a longer timeout. If the item is set to
User Define, you can insert your own timeouts for the power-saving
modes.
HDD Power Down
The IDE hard drive wi ll spin down if it is not accessed within a specified
length of time. Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable.
Suspend Mode
The CPU clock will be stopped and the video signal will be suspended if
no Power Management 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 Di sable.
Video Off Option
This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put
into suspend mode.
Default: Enabled
Default: S1 (POS)
Default: User Define
Default: Disable
Default: Disable
Default: Suspend --> Off
58
Advertisement
Table of Contents
