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Power | OS Power | Enables or disables: | ||
| Management | ● | Runtime Power Management | |
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| ● Idle Power Savings: Extended (default) or Normal; extended mode reduces | ||
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| processor power consumption when the CPU is idle | |
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| ● ACPI S3 PS2 Mouse Wakeup | ||
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| ● Unique Sleep State Blink Rates | ||
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| Hardware Power | Enables or disables: | ||
| Management | ● | SATA Power Management | |
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| ● S5 Maximum Power Savings | ||
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| Thermal | Lets you set the minimum speed of the system fan when the CPU is idle. | ||
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Advanced2 | Sets the following: | |||
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| ● | POST Mode: | |
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| ◦ | Clear |
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| all boots. |
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| ◦ | FullBoot Every x |
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| Xth day and no more memory counts until that boot occurs. Clears |
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| memory on all boots. |
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| ● | POST Messages (Enabled/Disabled) | |
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| ● Press the ESC key for Startup Menu (Enabled/Disabled) | ||
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| ● Option ROM Prompt | ||
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| computer to display a message before loading option ROMs. | |
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| ● After Power | ||
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| ◦ | Power |
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| (default). |
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| ◦ | Power |
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| restored. (This lets you power on the computer using a power strip switch, |
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| if the computer is connected to an electric power strip.) |
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| ◦ | Previous |
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| restored only if computer was on when power was lost. |
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