Utilities 2-13
Power Menu
The Power Menu is used to enable or disable the system’s power management
features. When the power management option is enabled, the following options
appear in the Power Menu:
Power Manage ment
This feature lets you enable or disable BIOS power management.
Inactivit y T imer
The Inactivity Timer lets you set the length of time that the system needs
to be inactive before entering its low-power or Standby mode. The low-
power mode powers down various devices in the system until you resume
using it. You can select from “Off,” or intervals from 1 to 120 minutes. A
setting of 1 minute achieves maximum power savings, while a setting of
120 minutes allows maximum time before the system enters its low-
power mode.
Hard Drive
This option co ntrols whet h er or not a spin d own command is issued to the
hard drives when the system goes into a low-power mode. Your choices
are “Enabled” (default) or “Disabled.”
VESA Video Power Down
This option controls power to the monitor during the low-power modes.
Your choices are “Disabled” or “Enabled.”
Fan Always On
This option controls the fan when the system is in a power-managed state.
Your choices are “Yes” or “No.”
Press the right arrow (cursor) key to move to the Boot Menu.
Boot Menu
The Boot Menu can be used to adjust the system’s boot features. The Boot
Menu features the following options:
Boot-Time Diagnostic Screen
This option controls the display of the diagnostics screen during boot.
Your choices are “Disabled” or “Enabled.”
Quick Boot Mode
This option configures the system to boot without running certain POST
tests. The choices are “Enabled”(default) and “Disabled.”