ECS P6VPA2T Manual page 61

Note: ACPI is a power management specification that
makes hardware status information available to the
operating system. ACPI enables a PC to turn its pe-
ripherals 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 (S1 (POS))
Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the de-
fault, 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 (User Define)
This item acts like a master switch for the power-saving
modes and hard disk timeouts. If this item is set to Max Sav-
ing, 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 (Disable)
The IDE hard drive will 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 (Disable)
The CPU clock will be stopped and the video signal will be
suspended if no Power Management events occur for a speci-
fied length of time. Full power function will return when a
Power Management event is detected. Options are from 1 Min
to 1 Hour and Disable.
Video Off Option (Suspend --> Off)
This option defines if the video is powered down when the
system is put into suspend mode.
Video Off Method (DPMS Support)
This item defines how the video is powered down to save
power. This item is set to DPMS (Display Power Management
Software) by default.
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