Computer Setup—Power

NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.

Table 2-5Computer Setup—Power

Option

Description

 

 

Hardware Power

SATA Power Management—Enables or disables the SATA bus and/or device power

Management

management.

 

S5 Maximum Power Savings—Turns off power to all nonessential hardware when system is off to

 

meet EUP Lot 6 requirement of less than 1 Watt power usage. Enabling this feature will disable

 

any wake events and management devices while in S5.

 

 

Thermal

Fan idle mode—Displays CPU fan speed.

 

 

Computer Setup—Advanced

NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.

Table 2-6Computer Setup—Advanced

Option

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Power-On Options

Allows you to set:

 

● POST messages (enable/disable). Suppresses most POST messages, such as memory

 

count, product name, and other non-error text messages. If a POST error occurs, the error is

 

displayed regardless of the mode selected.

 

● After Power Loss (off/on/previous state): Setting this option to:

 

◦

Off—causes the computer to remain powered off when power is restored.

 

◦

On—causes the computer to power on automatically as soon as power is restored.

 

◦

Previous state—causes the computer to power on automatically as soon as power is

 

 

restored, if it was on when power was lost.

 

NOTE: If you turn off power to the computer using the switch on a power strip, you will not be

 

able to use the suspend/sleep feature or the Remote Management features.

 

● POST Delay (None, 5, 10 15, or 20 seconds). Enabling this feature will add a user-specified

 

delay to the POST process. This delay is sometimes needed for hard disks on some PCI

 

cards that spin up very slowly, so slowly that they are not ready to boot by the time POST is

 

finished. The POST delay also gives you more time to select F10 to enter Computer (F10)

 

Setup.

 

 

BIOS Power-On

Allows you to set the computer to turn on automatically at a time you specify.

 

 

Bus Options

On some models, allows you to enable or disable:

 

● PCI SERR# Generation.

● PCI VGA Palette Snooping, which sets the VGA palette snooping bit in PCI configuration space; only needed when more than one graphics controller is installed.

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