Power Management Setup - MSI 785GT-E63 Series Manual

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Important
S3-related functons descrbed n ths secton are avalable only when your BIOS sup-
ports S3 sleep mode.
▶ ACPI Functon
Ths tem s to actvate the ACPI (Advanced Configuraton and Power Management In-
terface) Functon. If your operatng system s ACPI-aware, such as Wndows 2000/XP,
select [Enabled].
▶ ACPI Standby State
Ths tem specfies the power savng modes for ACPI functon. If your operatng system
supports ACPI, such as Wndows 2000/ XP , you can choose to enter the Standby mode
n S1(POS) or S3(STR) fashon through the settng of ths field. Settngs are:
[S1] The S1 sleep mode s a low power state. In ths state, no system
context s lost (CPU or chpset) and hardware mantans all system
context.
[S3] The S3 sleep mode s a lower power state where the n formaton of
system configuraton and open applcatons/files s saved to man
memory that remans powered whle most other hardware compo-
nents turn off to save energy. The nformaton stored n memory wll
be used to restore the system when a "wake up" event occurs.
▶ Power Button Functon
Ths feature sets the functon of the power button. Settngs are:
[Power Off] The power button functons as normal power off button.
[Suspend] When you press the power button, the computer enters the sus-
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