This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes:
Doze Mode | Suspend Mode |
Standby Mode | HDD Power Down |
There are four selections for Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings.
| Disable | No power management. Disables all four modes |
(default) |
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| Min. | Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby |
Power | Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = |
| Saving | 15 min. |
Max. | Maximum power management |
Power | CPU’S. Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1 min., Suspend |
Saving | Mode = 1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1 min. |
User | Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, |
| Defined | each range is from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down |
| that ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable. |
When enabled, an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max. Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock. If the Max. Power Saving is not enabled, this will be preset to No.
Video Off Method:This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
| V/H SYNC+Blank | This selection will cause the system to turn off the |
| vertical and horizontal synchronization 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. |
When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode.
N/A Monitor will remain on during power saving modes.
Suspend Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode.
Standby Monitor blanked when the system enters Standby mode.
Doze Monitor blanked when the system enters any power saving mode.
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