Chapter 4: BIOS

Power Management

NOTE: APM is automatically installed. If using ACPI, changes to the following settings up to and including LAN Wake-Up will have no affect. If you prefer to use ACPI, refer to the instructions on initializing ACPI on page 1-22.

Suspend to RAM Support

This allows you to Enable or Disable the Suspend to RAM feature. The settings for this option are Enabled or Disabled. Available with ACPI only.

Repost Video on S3 Resume

This determines whether or not to invoke the VGA BIOS post when resuming from STR/S3. The settings for this option are Enabled and Disabled. Available with ACPI only.

Suspend Power Saving Type

The settings for this option are S1 and C2. S1 is a normal suspend state, in which no system (CPU or chipset) context is lost. C2 is a low power state. In this state, the system cache is maintained.

Standby Time Out

This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in the standby state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters a suspend power state. The settings are Disabled, 1Min, 5Min and 10Min.

Power Button Mode

This option specifies how the power button mounted externally on the computer chassis is used. The settings are: Standby and On/Off. When set to On/Off, pushing the power button turns the computer on or off. The Standby setting places the computer in Standby mode or Full On power mode.

Power Lost Control

This option determines when Power Lost Control will be effective. The settings are Always Off and Always On.

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