Chapter 4
FDC/LPT/COM Ports, Primary Master IDE, Primary Slave IDE, Secondary Master IDE, SecondarySlave IDE
These items specify if the BIOS will monitor the activity of the listed hard- ware peripheral or component. If set to Monitor, any activity detected on the specified hardware peripheral or component will wake up the system or prevent the system from entering the power saving modes. Settings:
Monitor and Ignore.
Power Button Function
This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings:
On/Off The power button functions as normal on/off button.
Suspend When you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the computer is turned off.
Wake Up On Ring/LAN/PME
When setting to Enabled, these features allow your system to be awakened from the power saving modes through an incoming call from the modem, a signal from the LAN, or any event on PME (Power Management Event). Settings: Enabled and Disabled.
Note: You need to install a modem/LAN card supporting power on function for Wake Up On Ring/LAN function.
Resume By RTC Alarm
This is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time/date. Settings: Enabled and Disabled.
RTCAlarm Date/Hour/Minute/Second
If Resume By RTC Alarm is set to Enabled, the system will automatically resume (boot up) on a specific date/hour/minute/second specified in these fields. Available settings for each item are:
RTC Alarm Date | 01 ~ 31, Every Day |
RTC Alarm Hour | 00 ~ 23 |
RTC Alarm Minute | 00 ~ 59 |
RTC Alarm Second | 00 ~ 59 |
