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 |
Video Off Method | [Blank Screen] |
MODEM Use IRQ | [3] |
PWRON After | [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. | |
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Max. Power Saving | Maximum power management | |
CPU. Suspend Mode = 1 min. | ||
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| 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. | |
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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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