Power Menu - NEC PowerMate V486 Series Service Manual

2-24 Setup and Operation

Power Menu

Selecting "Power" from the menu bar displays a screen with the power management pa-
rameters described in the following table.
A power-management system reduces the amount of energy used after specified periods of
inactivity. The Power menu supports a Full On state, a Standby state with partial power re-
duction, and a Suspend state with full power reduction.
Use the Power menu to specify the settings for Power Management.
Use the legend keys to make the selections and exit to the Main Menu. Use the following
chart in making the selections.
Table Section 2-10 Power Management Parameters
Feature
APM
Power
Management
Mode
Suspend
Timeout
Fixed Disk
Timeout
Video off in
Standby
Standby CPU
speed
Parallel Port
Activity
Serial Port
Activity
IRQ0...IRQ15
Options
Enabled (default)
Disabled
Disabled
Customize (default)
Maximum
Medium
Minimum
Disabled (default)
User selectable
Disabled (default)
User selectable
Enabled (default)
Disabled
Max (default)
High
Medium
Low
Disabled (default)
Enabled
Disabled (default)
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Description
APM (advanced power management) allows
APM-aware software to better manage power
savings.
Maximum, Medium, and Minimum set power-
management options with predefined values.
Select Customize to select the level of power
management.
Disabled turns off power management when the
appropriate power statement is modified in the
CONFIG.SYS file (see the following procedure).
Inactivity period required after Standby to
Suspend (maximum power shutdown).
Inactivity period of fixed disk required before
standby (motor off).
Controls power to the monitor. Enabled turns off
the monitor in Standby mode. Disabled leaves
monitor power on in Standby mode.
Sets the processor speed during Standby.
Enables parallel port activity by resetting the timer
and bringing the system to full power when it is in
a low power management mode.
Enables serial port activity by resetting the timer
and bringing the system to full power when it is in
a low power management mode.
During Suspend, enabled IRQ turns on processor
clock.