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13.6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
Option
BIOS
Default
Power Management
Dis.
PM Control by APM
Yes
Video Off Method
V/H
SYNC
+
Blank
Modem Use IRQ
NA
PM Timers
Doze Mode
Dis.
Standby Mode
Dis.
Suspend Mode
Dis.
HDD Power Down
Dis.
Thermal Management
Dis.
CPU Low Temp.
58
CPU Overheat
64
CPU Temperature
varies
Setup
Possible
Default
Settings
Dis.
Min Saving ;
This option allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving
Max Saving ;
for Doze, Standby, and Suspend modes.
Max Saving: Maximum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 minute in
User Define,
each mode.
Dis.
Min Saving: Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is the
maximum setting in each mode (1 hour for Doze, Standby and
Suspend).
User Define: Set each mode individually. Select time-out periods in
the PM Timers section (see below).
Yes
Yes ; No
If Advanced Power Management (APM) is installed on your system,
selecting Yes gives better power savings. This enables power
management control by an external program (generally the operating
system).
V/H
V/H SYNC +
Determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
SYNC
Blank ;
V/H SYNC + Blank: System turns off vertical and horizontal
+
synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS ;
Blank
DPMS Support: Select this option if your monitor supports the
Blank Screen
Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the
Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). Use the
software supplied for your video subsytem to select video
management values.
Blank Screen: System only writes blanks to the video buffer.
NA
NA ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ;
Assignes the IRQ line to the modem (if any) on your system. Activity
7 ; 9 ; 10 ; 11
of the selected IRQ always awakens the system.
The following modes are Green PC power saving functions. They
are user-configurable only during User Defined Power Management
mode.
Dis.
1 - 40 min
After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), the
1 hour ; Dis.
CPU clock runs at lower speed while all other devices still operate at
full speed.
Dis.
1 - 40 min
After entering Doze mode, when the selected period of system
1 hour ; Dis.
inactivity prior to Standby mode (1 minute to 1 hour) has elapsed,
the fixed disk drive and the video shut off while all other devices still
operate at full speed.
Dis.
1 - 40 min
After entering Standby mode, when the selected period of system
1 hour ; Dis.
inactivity prior to Suspend mode (1 minute to 1 hour) has elapsed, all
devices except the CPU shut off.
Dis.
1 - 15 min
After the selected period of drive inactivity (1 to 15 min), the hard
disk drive powers down while all other devices remain active.
Dis.
En. ; Dis.
When enabled, CPU temperature is monitored. Whenever the CPU
overheats, it slows down to lower the temperature
58
30 to 60
The CPU will run at full speed when it is at the selected temperature
or lower.
64
40 to 70
The CPU will be slowed down when it reaches the selected
temperature or higher. Full speed will be resumed when the
temperature comes down to the selected 'CPU Low Temp.'.
varies
varies
Display the current CPU temperature, when Thermal Management
option is enabled and after the system has been rebooted.
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BIOS Setups
Description
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