Power Management Setup - ECS L7S7A Manual

Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup Menu option is used to change the values of
the chipset registers for system power management.
Power Switch Type (On/Off)
This option specifies how the power button is used. In the Suspend mode, the
hard disk motor is spindled down, the monitor is shut down, and the processor
clock is stopped.
ACPI Aware O/S (Yes)
Set this option to Yes to enable Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
(ACPI) BIOS for an ACPI-aware operating system.
ACPI Standby State (S1)
This item allows you to select the standby type under ACPI operating system.
Power Management (Enabled)
Set this option to Enabled to enable the chipset power management and APM
(Advanced Power Management) features.
Suspend Time Out (Disabled)
This option defines the length of time that the system while in Standby mode,
it must be inactive before it enters Suspend mode.
Hard Disk Time Out (Disabled)
This option specifies the length of period of hard disk drive inactivity. When
this time period expires, the computer enters the power-conserving state
specified in the Hard Disk Power Down Mode option.
RTC Alarm Resume From Soft Off (Disabled)
This option enable or disable the RTC alarm to wake up the system from Soft
Off.
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