Power Management Setup - MSI Midas 400 User Manual

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S3-related functions described in this section are available only when
your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode.
ACPI Standby State
This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating
system supports ACPI, such as W indows 98SE, W indows ME and W indows 2000,
you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashion through
the setting of this field. Options are:
[S1(POS)] The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no system
[S3(STR)] The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the information
Suspend M ode
If system activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, all
devices except CPU will be shut off. Settings: [Disabled], [1 Min], [2 Min], [4 Min], [8
Min], [12 Min], [20 Min], [30 Min], [40 Min], [1 Hour].
MODEM Use IRQ
This setting names the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on
your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. Setting options:
[3], [4], [5], [7], [9], [10], [11], [NA].
Power Button Function
This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are:

Power Management Setup

context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all sys-
tem context.
of system configuration and open applications/files is saved to
main memory that remains powered while most other hardware
components turn off to save energy. The information stored in
memory will be used to restore the system when a "wake up"
event occurs.
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