The CPU clock will be stopped and the video signal will be suspended if no Power
Management events occur for a specified length of time. Full power function will return
when a Power Management event is detected. Options are from 1 Min to 1 Hour and
Disable.
HDD Power Down [Disabled]
The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time.
Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable.
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-Off]
Under ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface) you can
create a software power down. In a software power down, the system can be resumed
by Wake Up Alarms. This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled
by the power button on your system. If the item is set to Instant-Off, then the power
button causes a software power down. If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec. then you have
to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down.
Resume by PCI PME [Enabled]
This item specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes
when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is
detected.
Resume by PCI-E PME [Enabled]
This item specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes
when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is
detected.
Resume by Ring [Disabled]
An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on
the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.
Resume by USB(S3) [Disabled]
This option allows the activity of the USB devices (keyboard and mouse) to wake-up
the system from S3 sleep state.
Resume by Alarm [Disabled]
When set to Enabled, additional fields become available and you can set the date (day
of the month), hour, minute and second to turn on your system. When set to 0 (zero)
for the day of the month, the alarm will power on your system every day at the
specified time.
**Reload Global Timer Events**
Global Timer (power management) events are I/O events whose occurrence can
prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system
from such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything that occurs to a
device that is configured as Enabled, even when the system is in a power-down mode.
Primary IDE0/1 [Disabled]
When these items are enabled, the system will restart the power-saving timeout
counters when any activity is detected on any of the drives or devices on the primary
or secondary IDE channels.
Secondary IDE0/1 [Disabled]
When this item is enabled, the system will restart the power-saving timeout counters
when any activity is detected on the floppy disk drive, serial ports, or the parallel port.
Power on After Power-fail [Off]
This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operating.
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