Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function

A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function

If you are using the Windows® 98 operating system, please follow the steps below.

1.Select “Power Management Setup” in the main menu screen and press <Enter>.

2.In the “ACPI Function” field, select “Enabled”.

3.In the “ACPI Suspend Type” field, select “S3(STR)”.

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Power Management Setup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item Help

 

 

 

ACPI Function

 

Enabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACPI Suspend Type

 

S1(POS)

 

 

Menu Level

 

 

 

Power Management Option

 

User Define

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDD Power Down

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

Suspend Mode

 

Disabled

 

 

 

 

 

Video Off Option

 

Suspend -> Off

 

 

 

 

 

Video Off Method

 

V/H SYNC+Blank

 

 

 

 

 

MODEM Use IRQ

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soft-Off By PWRBTN

 

Instant-off

 

 

 

 

 

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume

 

Auto

 

 

 

 

 

PWR Lost Resume State

 

Keep Off

 

 

 

 

￿ IRQ/Event Activity Detect

 

Press Enter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

↑↓→← Move Enter:Select

+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save

ESC:Exit F1:General Help

 

 

 

F5:Previous Values

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults

F7:Optimized Defaults

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.

4.Press <Esc> to return to the main menu.

5.Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.

6.Install Windows® 98 by typing the following parameter. This is to ensure that the ACPI function is supported.

[drive]:>setup /p j

If you have previously installed Windows® 98, you need to upgrade the system in order to support ACPI. Please contact Microsoft for upgrade information.

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DFI PM12-EL, PM12-EC user manual Appendix a Using the Suspend to RAM Function

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