IBM 6269, 6578, 6579, 6059 Power management, Automatic configuration and power interface Acpi Bios

1.Power-off the computer and remove the cover.

2.Move the system board recovery jumper to the clear position. Refer to “A40 and A40P system board layout” on page 67 or the label inside the computer for more information.

3.Insert the upgrade diskette into the diskette drive.

4.Power-on the computer. The IBM Logo will appear.

5.When the Flash Update Utility appears, select the country/keyboard, then press Enter.

6.If the computer serial number was previously recorded, the number is displayed with an option to update it. Press Y to update the serial number.

7.Type the 7-digit serial number of the computer you are servicing, then press Enter.

8.Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the flash (BIOS/VPD) update procedure.

9.When you are instructed to reboot the computer, power-off the computer and move the recovery jumper to the normal position. Then replace the cover and power-on the computer.

Power management

Power management reduces the power consumption of certain components of the computer such as the system power supply, processor, hard disk drives, and some monitors. Advanced Power Management and Rapid Resume™ Manager are features of some personal computers.

Automatic configuration and power interface (ACPI) BIOS

Being an ACPI BIOS system, the operating system is allowed to control the power management features of the computer and the setting for Advanced Power Management (APM) BIOS mode are ignored. Not all operating systems support ACPI BIOS mode.

Advanced Power Management

Energy-saving settings can be viewed and changed by using the Advanced Power Management menu in the Configuration/Setup Utility program.

Attention

If a device, such as a monitor, does not have power-management capabilities, it can be damaged when exposed to a reduced-power state. Before making energy-saving selections for the monitor, check the documentation supplied with the monitor to see if it supports Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS).

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