IV. BIOS SOFTWARE
Power Management Setup
The “Power Management Setup” option allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity.
NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading.
Details of Power Management Setup
Power Management (User Define)
This field acts as the master control for the power management modes. User Define allows you to set power saving options according to your preference; Disable disables the power saving features; Min Saving puts the system into power saving mode after 40 min of system inactivity; Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after 30 sec of system inactivity.
IMPORTANT: Advanced Power Management (APM) should be installed to keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments, you need to add DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE in you CONFIG.SYS. For Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. A battery and power cord icon labeled “Power” will appear in the “Control Panel.” Choose “Advanced” in the Power Management Field.
Video Off Option (Susp,Stby -> Off )
This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. The settings are Susp,Stby
Power Management
IV. BIOS
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