Power Management Function (Acpi Support Function); Device Standby Mode; Global Standby Mode; Suspend Mode - Acer AcerPower F6 Service Manual

Power Management Function (ACPI Support Function)

Device Standby Mode

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Independent power management timer for hard disk drive devices (zero to 15 minutes, time step =
one minute).
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Hard disk drive goes into Standby mode (for ATA standard interface).
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Disable V-sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor.
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Resume method: device activated (keyboard for DOS, keyboard & mouse for Windows).
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Resume recovery time: three to five seconds.

Global Standby Mode

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Global power management timer (two to 120 minutes, time step = 10 minutes).
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Hard disk drive goes into Standby mode (for ATA standard interface).
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Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the VESA DPMS monitor.
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Resume method: return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in, keyboard
and mouse for APM mode.
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Resume recovery time: seven to 10 seconds.

Suspend Mode

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Independent power management timer (two to 120 minutes, time step = 10 minutes) or pushing
external switch button.
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CPU goes into SMM.
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CPU asserts STPCLK# and goes into the Stop Grant state.
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LED on the panel turns amber color.
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Hard disk drive goes into SLEEP mode (for ATA standard interface).
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Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the VESA DPMS monitor.
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Ultra I/O and VGA chip go into power saving mode.
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Resume method: return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in, keyboard
and mouse for APM mode.
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Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in and USB keyboard for ACPI
mode.
ACPI
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ACPI specification 1.0b
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S0, S1, S3 and S5 sleep state support
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Onboard device power management support
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Onboard device configuration support
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