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
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.
VGA Active Monitor
When Enabled, any video activity restarts the global timer for Standby mode.
IRQ8 Break [Event From] Suspend
You can select Enabled or Disabled for monitoring of IRQ8 (the Real Time Clock) so it does not awaken the system from Suspend mode.