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Standby Mode
After the selected period of system inactivity, the CPU clock stops,
the hard drive enters an idle state, and the L2 cache enters a power-
save mode. All other devices still operate at full speed.
Suspend Mode
After the selected period of system inactivity, the chipset enters a
hardware suspend mode, stopping the CPU clock and possibly
causing other system devices to enter power management modes.
HDD Power Down
After the selected period of drive inactivity, any system IDE
devices compatible with the ATA-2 specification or later power
manage themselves, putting themselves into an idle state after the
specified timeout and then waking themselves up when accessed.
Throttle Duty Cycle
When the system enters Doze mode, the CPU clock runs only part
of the time. You may select the percent of time that the clock runs.
PCI/VGA Act Minus Monitor
When Enabled, any video activity restarts the global timer for
Standby mode.
Soft-OFF by Power Button
Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the
system to enter the soft-off state when the system has "hung"
THe Choice: Delay 4 seconds, instant off
CPU FAN off in Suspend
During the suspend mode the CPU fan can be turned off.
The Choice: Enabled, disabled
Power on by Ring
An input signal on the serial ring indicator (in other words an
incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off
state.
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