Intel BPC-500-5820 user manual Power Management Setup

Power Management Setup

ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IMTPD)

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

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ACPI Function	:		VGA Activity		: Enabled
		Enabled
Power Management	:	User Define	IRQ [3-7,9-15], NMI		: Enabled
Video Off Option	: Always On		IRQ 8 Break Suspend		: Disabled
Video Off Method	: V/H SYNC+Blank
Switch Function	: Break/Wake
Doze Speed (div by)	: 2/8
Stdby Speed (div by)	: 1/8
Modem Use IRQ	: 3
Hot Key Function As	: Poer Off
** PM Timers **
HDD Off After	: 15 Min
Doze Mode	: 4 Hours
Standby Mode	: 4 Hours
Suspend Mode	: 4 Hours
** PM Events **			Esc: Quit	− ↓ → ← : Select Item
HDD Ports Activity	: Enabled		F1 : Help	PU/PD/+/-	: Modify
COM Ports Activity	: Enabled		F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color
LPT Ports Activity	: Enabled		F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
			F7 : Load Setup Defaults

ACPI Function

Select Enabled only if your computer operating system supports the Advanc ed Configu- ration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification.

Currently, Windows 98 and Windows NT 5.0 (beta) support ACPI.

Power Management

There are 4 selections for Power Management, 3 of which have fixed mode :

Disable (default)	No power management. Disables all four modes
Min. Power Saving	Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode
	= 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min.
Max. Power Saving	Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL
	CPU'S. Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1 min., Suspend
	Mode = 1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1 min.

User Defined	Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled,
	each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD
	Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.

Video Off Option

When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode.This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

Always On	Monitor will remain on during power saving modes.
Suspend --> Off	Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode.
Susp,Stby --> Off	Monitor blanked when the system enters either Suspend or Standby
	modes.
All Modes --> Off	Monitor blanked when the system enters any power saving mode.

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC+Blank	causes the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchroniza-
	tion ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
Blank Screen	This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS	Initial display power management signaling.

Switch Function

You can choose whether or not to permit your system to enter complete Suspend mode. Suspend mode offers greater power savings, with a correspondingly longer awakening period. The choice: Deturbo, Break, Break/Wake, Disabled.

Doze Speed (div by)

Sets the CPU's speed during Doze mode. The speed is reduced to a fraction of the CPU's normal speed. The divisors range from 1 to 8 The choice: 1~8.

Stdby Speed (div by)

Select a divisor to reduce the CPU speed during Standby mode to a fraction of the full CPU speed. The speed is reduced to a fraction of the CPU's normal speed. The divisors range from 1 to 8-0. The choice: 1~8

Modem Use IRQ

Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system.

Hot Key Function As

Select Enabled if your system has a hot key for soft power off.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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