40 BIOS SETUP

3.7 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to minimize energy
consumption, according to your own style of computer use.
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ACPI Function
This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
(ACPI).
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• ACPI Suspend Type
Select the ACPI Suspend Type: “S1 (POS)” or “S3 (STR)”.
If your expansion cards do not support the STR function, you must leave this field on “S1
(POS)” setting. The STR (Suspend-to-RAM) is an energy-saving feature. It takes only a few
seconds to wake up the system and return to the previous situation.
NOTE: This feature (STR) requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA + 5V
standby power for ACPI functions. Otherwise, the system will fail to return
from suspend mode.
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Power Management
This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly
related to the following modes: