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AMI BIOS SETUP
mode when leaving a power-conserving state. This option is only available if supported by the
computer hardware. AMIBIOS uses the RTC Alarm function to wake the computer at a prespecified
time. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The default settings are Disabled .
Green PC Monitor Power State : This option specifies the power management state that the
Green PC-compliant video monitor enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired.
The settings are Disabled , Off , Standby , or Suspend . The default settings are Disabled .
Video Power Down Mode : This option specifies the power management state that the video
subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are
Disabled , Standby , or Suspend . The default settings are Disabled .
Hard Disk Power Down Mode : This option specifies the power management state that the hard
disk drive enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are
Disabled , Standby , or Suspend . The default settings are Disabled .
Standby Time Out (Minute) : This option specifies the length of the period of system inactivity
when the computer is in Full-On mode before the computer is placed in Standby mode. In Standby
mode, some power use is curtailed. The settings are Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, and all one
minute intervals up to and including 15 Min. The default settings are Disabled . This mode is a
coverage of the length of period for the system inactivity, from period of Full-On to Standby, and from
Standby to Suspend mode.
Suspend Time Out (Minute) : This option specifies the length of the period of system inactivity
when the computer is already in Standby mode before the computer is placed in Suspend mode. In
Suspend mode, nearly all power use is curtailed. The settings are Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, and all
one minute intervals up to and including 15 Min. The default settings are Disabled .
Slow Clock Ratio : This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in power saving
modes. The settings are expressed as a ratio between the normal clock speed and the power down
clock speed. The settings are 1:1, 1:2 (half as fast as normal), 1:4 (the normal clock speed), 1:8, 1:16,
1:32, 1:64, or 1:128. The default setting is 1:1.
The following options stated below enable event monitoring. When the computer is in a power
saving mode, activity on the named interrupt request line is monitored by AMIBIOS. When any activity
occurs, the computer enters Full On mode. Each of these options can be set to Monitor or Ignore .
The default setting for all options is Ignore .
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