Acer power sx/sxb/sc manual Power Management, Power Off or Suspend

Power Management

The Power Management menu lets you configure the system power-management feature. It works only under APM mode.

IMPORTANT:If an ACPI-aware operating system such as Windows 98 or Windows 2000 is installed in ACPI mode, the operating system will use the ACPI interfaces. Then the settings in Power Management page is non-effective.

The following screen shows the Power Management parameters and their default settings:

Power Management

Power Management Mode	[Enabled ]
IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer	[OFF]
System Sleep Timer	[30] Minute(s)
Sleep Mode	[Suspend]
Power Switch < 4 sec	[Power Off]
System wake-up event
Modem Ring Indicator	[Enabled ]
PCI Power Management	[Enabled ]
Restart on AC/Power Failure	[Enabled ]

The following table describes the parameters found in this menu. Settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings.

Parameter	Description	Options
Power Management Mode	Allows you to reduce the system’s power	Enabled or Disabled
	consumption. When enabled, the IDE hard
	disk and system timers become
	configurable.
IDE Hard Disk Standby Timer	Allows the hard disk to enter Standby mode	1 to 15 minutes, or Off
	after inactivity of 1 to 15 minutes, depending
	on your setting.
System Sleep Timer	Automatically puts the system to power-	2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40,
	saving mode after a specified period of	50...120 minutes, or Off
	inactivity. Any keyboard or mouse action, or
	any activity detected from the IRQ channels
	resumes system operation.
Sleep Mode	Lets you specify the power-saving mode	Standby or Suspend
	that the system will enter after a specified
	period of inactivity. This parameter is
	configurable only if the System Sleep Timer
	is enabled.
Power Switch < 4 sec.	Lets you specify whether to automatically	Power Off or Suspend
	turn off the machine or put the system to
	Suspend mode when the power switch is
	pressed for less than 4 seconds.
System Wake-up Event	Lets you specify the activity that will resume
	the system to normal operation.

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