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Chapter 3
Mode. There are three options for power management:
Min Saving
Max Saving
User Define
HDD Power Down
If HDD activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this
field, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices
remain active. Settings: Disable and 1 through 15 Min.
Doze Mode
After the selected period of system inactivity, the CPU clock runs at
slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed. Settings:
Disable, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min,
40 Min and 1 Hour.
Suspend Mode
After the selected period of system inactivity, all devices except the
CPU shut off. Settings: Disable, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10
Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min and 1 Hour.
ACPI Sleep Type
This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. Options are:
S1(POS)
S3(STR)
Minimum Power Management. Doze Mode = 1 Hour,
Suspend Mode = 1 Hour, and HDD Power Down =
Disable.
Maximum Power Management. Doze Mode = 1 Min,
Suspend Mode = 1 Min, and HDD Power Down =
Disable.
Allows end users to configure each mode separately.
Each of the ranges are from 1 Min to 1 Hour except for
HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 Min to 15 Min.
The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state,
no system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and hard-
ware maintains all system context.
The S3 sleep mode is a power-down state in which
power is supplied only to essential components such
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