Motherboard Features

Instantly Available Technology

Instantly Available technology enables the board to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend-to-RAM) sleep state. While in the S3 sleep state, the computer will appear to be off. When signaled by a wake up device or event, the system quickly returns to its last known wake state.

The optional standby power indicator (located between the DIMM sockets and power connector) provides an indication that power is still present to the DIMMs and PCI bus connectors, even when the computer appears to be off. Figure 3 shows the location of the standby power LED.

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Standby Power Indicator

Figure 3. Location of Standby Power Indicator LED

CAUTION

For Instantly Available technology, the 5-V standby line for the power supply must be capable of delivering +5 V ± 5 % at 720 mA. Failure to provide adequate standby current when using this feature can damage the power supply.

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