Power Menu - Asus MES User Manual

4.5 Power Menu

The Power menu allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the
video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity.
Power Management [User Define]
This option must be enabled to use any of the automatic power saving features. If this
menu item is set to [Disabled], power management features will not function regard-
less of other field settings on this menu. The [User Define] option allows you to make
your own selections in the Power menu. When set to [Max Saving], system power will
be conserved to its greatest amount. The Doze Mode, Standby Mode, and Suspend
Mode fields will then be set to predefined values that ensure maximum power savings.
This field acts as the master control for the power management modes. [Max Saving]
puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity; [Min
Saving] is almost the same as [Max Saving] except that this time the system inactivity
period is longer; [Disabled] disables the power saving features; [User Define] allows
you to set power saving options according to your preference. Configuration options:
[User Define] [Disabled] [Min Saving] [Max Saving]
IMPORTANT: Advanced Power Management (APM) should be installed to
keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated
by the BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments, you need to add the
statement, DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE, in you CONFIG.SYS. For Win-
dows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature.
For Windows 98 and later, APM is automatically installed. A battery and power
cord icon labeled "Power" will appear in the "Control Panel." Choose "Ad-
vanced" in the Power Management Field.
4. BIOS SETUP
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