Advanced Chipset Configuration

This screen shows the status of the memory banks. It detects whether the banks are populated, and what mode (EDO or FPM) the installed SIMMs are.

Power Management Configuration

Press <Enter> to enter the secondary menu.

IDE Drive Power Down: Use this option to enable IDE power down during periods of no activity.

AST hard drives recognize when power-conservation is enabled. Other drives, particularly ones that require an add-in controller board, may not.

VESA Video Power Down: Use this field to enable VESA power down during periods of no activity. The proper setting is dependent upon the VESA mode(s) supprted by your monitor. Consult your monitor doccumentation for more details. Options are: Disabled, Standby, Suspend, and Sleep.

Inactivity Timer (Minutes): Use this option to specify the number of minutes of inactivity before power management is activated. The acceptable range is 1-255. To deactivate this feature, set the value to 0.

Plug and Play Configuration

Boot With PnP OS: Enables the PC to boot with an operating system capable of managing Plug and Play add-in cards. The options are None, Other, and Windows 95.

Security Menu

User Password is: Reports whether a User password is enabled. This field is for reference only.

Set User Password: Use this option to specify, change, or delete the password. For more information on passwords, see “Using Passwords” on page 52.

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