3.7 Power Management Setup
The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.
ACPI Function : This item allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The settings are “Enabled” and “Disabled”.
Power Management :
This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes:
1.HDD Power Down
2.Doze Mode
3.Suspend Mode
There are four selections for Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings.
Disable | No power management. Disables all four modes | |
(default) | ||
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Min. Power | Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby | |
Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = | ||
Saving | ||
15 min. | ||
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| Maximum power management – ONLY AVAILABLE FOR | |
Max. Power | SL CPU’s. | |
Saving | Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1 min., Suspend Mode = | |
| 1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1 min. | |
User Defined | Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, | |
each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD | ||
| Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable. |
Video Off In Suspend This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. Configuration options:
Video Off Method
This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.