ESM-2850

3.5.5Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use.

3.5.5.1ACPI Function

This item allows you to enable/disable the ACPI function.

The choices: Enable, Disable.

3.5.5.2ACPI Suspend Type

This item will set which ACPI suspend type will be used.

The choice: S1(POS), S3(STR).

3.5.5.3Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume

Select whether to run VGABIOS if resumed from S3 state. This is only necessary for older VGA drivers, select Auto if in doubt.

The choices: Auto, Yes, No.

3.5.5.4Power Management

This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes:

3.5.5.4.1 HDD Power Down

There are three selections for Power Management Option; both of them have fixed mode settings.

 

Item

 

Description

 

Min. Power Saving

 

Minimum power management,

 

 

HDD Power Down = 15 Min,

 

 

 

 

Max. Power Saving

 

Maximum power management,

 

 

HDD Power Down =1 Min,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of the

 

User Defined

 

ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down which ranges

 

 

 

from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.

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