Managing The PC BIOS

3.7. Power Management Setup

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Power Management Setup

ACPI Function

[Enabled]

ACPI Suspend Type

[S1(POS)]

Power Management Option

[User Define]

HDD Power Down

[Disable]

Suspend Mode

[Disable]

Video Off Option

[Suspend -> Off]

Video Off Method

[Blank Screen]

MODEM Use IRQ

[3]

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

[Instant-Off]

PWRON After PWR-Fail

[Off]

4 IRQ/Event Activity Detect

[Press Enter]

Item Help

Menu Level 4

ACPI function

This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI).

ACPI Suspend Type

This field selects the S1(POS) (Power On Suspend) suspend state mode.

Power Management

This category allows you to select the degree of power saving. The choices are shown in the table below.

Min. Power Saving

Minimum power management. Suspend Mode = 1 hr.

 

 

Max. Power Saving

Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL

CPU. Suspend Mode = 1 min.

 

 

 

 

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

User Defined

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.

 

 

HDD Power Down

When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.

Suspend Mode

When enabled, after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU will be shut off.

Video Off Option

When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode.

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Microsoft P4X4-ALH manual Power Management Setup