PWR Button < 4 secs [Instant-Off]

When set to [Instant-Off], the system goes into Soft-off mode after you press the power button for less than 4 seconds. When set to [Suspend], the system goes into Suspend mode after you press the power button for less than 4 seconds.

Configuration options: [Suspend] [Instant-Off]

Power Up On PCI/PCIE Devices [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the PME to wake up from S5 by PCI/PCIE devices and the NVIDIA® onboard LAN.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Power On By External Modems [Disabled]

When set to [Enabled], this item allows you to power on the computer in Soft-off mode with an external modem.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

When a computer is off, turning an external modem off and then on causes an initialization string that turns on the computer.

Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled]

Allows you to enable or disable RTC to generate a wake event. When this item is set to [Enabled], the items Date (of Month) Alarm and Alarm Time (hh:mm) become user-configurable with set values.

Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

Date (of Month) Alarm [XX]

To set the date of alarm, highlight this item and press <Enter> to display the Date (of Month) Alarm pop-up menu. Key-in a value within the specified range then press <Enter>. Value ‘0’ means everyday. Configuration options: [Min=0] [Max=31]

Alarm Time (hh:mm) [ XX: XX: XX]

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Time pop-up menu. Key-in a value within the specified range then press <Enter>. Configuration options: [Min=0] [Max=23]---hour

[Min=0] [Max=59]---minute

[Min=0] [Max=59]---second

HPET Support [Enabled]

The hardware High Precision Efficient Timer (HPET) is to increase the performance of the Vista Multimedia player and can meet Vista’s requirement. Disable this feature if your system is running under XP environment. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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