Power Management Option, HDD Power Down, Suspend Mode

Award BIOS Setup Utility

3.1.5.3 Power Management Option

This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “Suspend Mode” field is activated.

Min Saving Minimum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 hr

Max Saving Maximum power saving time for Suspend mode = 1 min.

User Define Allows you to set the power saving time in the “Suspend Mode” field.

3.1.5.4 HDD Power Down

After the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.

3.1.5.5 Suspend Mode

This is selectable only when the Power Management field is set to User Define. When the system enters the Suspend mode according to the power saving time selected, the CPU and onboard peripherals will be shut off.

3.1.5.6 Video Off Option

Always On The system BIOS will never turn off the screen. Suspend -> Off The screen is off when the system is in the

Suspend mode.

3.1.5.7 Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC + Blank This will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

Blank Screen This only writes blanks to the video buffer

DPMS Support Initializes display power management signaling. Select this if your video board supports it.

PM12-EC, PM12-EL specifications

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