Using the System Setup Program: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Low-Profile Managed PC Systems

ENERGY STAR® systems, see "ENERGY STAR® Compliance".)

However, not all EIDE hard-disk drives support this feature. Enabling this feature for drives that do not support it may cause the EIDE drive to become inoperable until the computer is restarted and the Power Management option is disabled.

In low-power mode, the disks inside the drive stop spinning. They remain idle until the next drive access, which causes them to start spinning again. (Because the disks take a few seconds to regain full speed, you may notice a slight delay when you next access the hard-disk drive.)

When Power Management is set to Disabled (the default), the disks spin constantly as long as the system is turned on.

Table 3. Power Time-Out Periods

Power

EIDE Drive

Monitor

 

Management

Spindown

Standby

Monitor Off

Setting

Time-Outs

Time-Outs

Time-Outs

Disabled

Never

Never

Never

Maximum

20 minutes

10 minutes

1 hour

Regular

20 minutes

20 minutes

1 hour

Minimum

20 minutes

1 hour

Never

Wakeup On LAN

 

 

 

Wakeup On LAN determines whether the Wakeup On LAN feature is set to On or Off. You must reboot your system before a change takes effect.

Sound

Sound determines whether the integrated audio controller is On or Off. You must reboot your system before a change takes effect.

NIC

NIC determines whether an integrated network interface controller (NIC) is On or Off. You must reboot your system before a change takes effect.

Mouse

Mouse enables or disables the system's built-in PS/2-compatible mouse port. Disabling the mouse allows an expansion card to use IRQ 12.

For more information about built-in ports, port designations, IRQs, and the remapping of ports, see "Connecting External Devices" in your online System User's Guide.

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