Power Management Setup
The AMIBIOS Setup options described in this section are selected by choosing the Power Management Setup icon from the Setup section on the AMIBIOS Setup main menu.
Power Management/APM Set this option to Enabled to enable the Intel Triton 2 power management features and APM (Advanced Power Management). The settings are Enabled,
Instant On Support Set this option to Enabled to enable AMIBIOS support for the Intel InstantON specification. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and
Green PC Monitor Power State This option specifies the power state that the green PC- compliant video monitor enters when AMIBIOS places it in a power saving state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are Off, Standby, Suspend, or Disabled. The Optimal and
Video Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the VESA VGA video subsystem enters after the specified period of display inactivity has expired. The settings are Disabled, Standby, or Suspend. The Optimal and
Hard Disk Power Down Mode This option specifies the power conserving state that the hard disk drive enters after the specified period of hard drive inactivity has expired. The settings are Disabled, Standby, or Suspend. The Optimal and
Hard Disk Timeout (Minute) This option specifies the length of a period of hard disk drive inactivity. When this length of time expires, the computer enters power- conserving state specified in the Hard Disk Power Down Mode option (see the previous screen). The settings are Disabled and 1 Min. through 15 Min in 1 minute intervals. The Optimal and
Standby/Suspend Timer Unit This option specifies the unit of time used for the Standby and Suspend timeout periods. The settings are 4 msec, 4 sec, 32 sec, or 4 min. The Optimal and
Standby Timeout This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Full power on state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters Standby power state. The settings are Disabled, 4 min, 8 min, up to and including 508 minutes, in increments of 4 minutes. The Optimal and
Suspend Timeout This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Standby state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters Suspend power state. The settings are Disabled, 4 min, 8 min, up to and including 508 minutes, in increments of 4 minutes. The Optimal and
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