The Inactivity Timer1 option sets the time-out period for video signals to your monitor. When the mouse or keyboard has been inactive for the time period you select here, your computer stops sending video signals to your monitor. If your monitor is also Energy Star compliant, it goes into a low-power standby mode because it isn’t receiving video signals from your computer. Screens on monitors that aren’t Energy Star compliant will go blank when your system is in standby mode.
If you select a time period for the Lockout Timer as well as the Inactivity Timer1 option, the system won’t accept your keyboard input for the specified period of time after your system has returned to an active mode. This allows time for your monitor to return to full power also.
The Fixed Disk Timeout option determines the time - out period for your hard disk drive. The hard disk drive goes into a low-power standby mode when the mouse and keyboard have been inactive for the period of time you’ve indicated.
Note
Some hard disk drives do not support a low-power standby mode. Also, the delay caused by the hard disk drive returning to active mode may cause errors in some applications. If you have problems, you may want to disable t h e F i x e d D i s k T i m e o u t o p t i o n .
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