BIOS Setup Utility

SY- P4I865PE Plus DRAGON 2

 

Power Management Controls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting

Description

 

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACPI Suspend

 

S1(POS)

This item allows you select

 

Default

 

 

Type

 

S3(STR)

suspend mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S1 & S3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Some OS (win xp/2k) require

 

Default

 

 

VGABIOS if

 

Yes

to load VGABIOS after resume

 

 

 

S3 Resume

 

No

from S3.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Define

Lets you define the HDD and

 

Default

 

 

Management

 

 

system power down times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doze

 

Standby

 

Suspend

 

 

HDD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

timer

 

timer

 

timer

 

power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

down

 

 

 

 

Min Saving

1 Hour

 

1 Hour

 

1 Hour

 

15 Min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max Saving

1 Min

 

1 Min

 

1 Min

 

1 Min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

V/H

Selects the method by which

 

 

 

 

Method

 

Sync+Blank

the monitor is blanked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blank screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DPMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Off In

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

If the CPU goes into suspend

 

Default

 

 

Suspend

 

No

mode, should the monitor also

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suspend Type

 

 

be turned off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop Grant

The system can wake up

 

Default

 

 

 

 

 

through external events.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PwrOn

The system can only wake up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODEM Use

 

Suspend

through the Power-Button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Selects which IRQ the modem

 

Default

 

 

IRQ

 

3-11, NA

uses to wake up from.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suspend Mode

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default

 

 

 

 

1Min-1Hour

When the set time has elapsed,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS sends a command to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

system to enter suspend Mode.

 

 

 

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AB Soft ATX 12V user manual Power Management Controls

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