Transcend Information TS-USP3/N, TS-USL3 Power Management Setup, Acpi Function, Acpi Suspend Type

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.

•ACPI Function

This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI).

•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.

•Power Management

This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly

related to the following modes: