OnBoard MC’97 Modem

Select [Disabled], [Auto] or [Enabled] for the onboard MC’97 Modem feature.

3.4.3 ACPI Configuration

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Advanced

ACPI Settings

Suspend To RAM

[Auto]

Check Ready Bit

[Enabled]

Restore on AC / Power Loss

[Power Off]

Ring-In Power On

[Disabled]

PCI Devices Power On

[Disabled]

PS / 2 Keyboard Power On

[Disabled]

RTC Alarm Power On

[Disabled]

Select auto-detect or disable the STR feature.

 

Select Screen

 

Select Item

+-

Change Option

F1

General Help

F9

Load Defaults

F10

Save and Exit

ESC

Exit

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Suspend to RAM

Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to- RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it.

Check Ready Bit

Use this item to enable or disable the feature Check Ready Bit.

Restore on AC/Power Loss

This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC/power loss. If [Power Off] is selected, the AC/power remains off when the power recovers. If [Power On] is selected, the AC/power resumes and the system starts to boot up when the power recovers.

Ring-In Power On

Use this item to enable or disable Ring-In signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

PCI Devices Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

PS/2 Keyboard Power On

Use this item to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

RTC Alarm Power On

Use this item to enable or disable RTC (Real Time Clock) to power on the system.

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ASRock K7S41GX2 manual Acpi Configuration

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