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PG 760 PII Programming Device
C79000-G7076-C766-01
5.1.4
The Power Menu
This menu has the following structure:
PhoenixBIOS Setup-Utility
Item Specific Help
F1
ESC
Help
Exit
Select Item
Select Menu
+ / –
Enter Select
Change Values
F9
F10
Setup Defaults
Save and Exit
APM (Advanced Power Management)
allows APM aware software to
manage power savings.
Sub-Menu
Power Savings:
Disabled
Standby Timeout:
Off
Suspend Timeout:
Off
Hard Disk Timeout:
Disabled
CRT Mode:
Standby OFF
Main
Security
Power
Exit
Advanced
APM:
Enabled
Disabled
Customized
Maximum Power Savings
Maximum Performance
Figure 5-17
“Power” Submenu
In accordance with ”Green PC” considerations, the following power saving
modes can be set using the power menu:
APM
[Enabled]
Permits the switching off of system resources
not required by the operating system.
[Disabled]
APM (advanced power management) access
not permissible for operating system.
Power Savings
[Disabled]
No power saving functions
[Customize, Maximum Power Savings, Maximum Performance]
Customized or preset power saving functions
by maximum and minimum amounts.
The settings for Standby/Suspend Timeout,
and Fixed Disk Timeout can be customized
or are set accordingly.
Standby Timeout
[Off]
No standby mode
[1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12,]
...minutes after your PC goes to standby mode
[16]
Suspend
Timeout
[Off]
No suspend mode
[5, 10, 15, 20, 30] ...minutes after your PC goes to suspend mode
[40, 60]
In suspend mode, the CPU is stopped and can only be restarted by an
interrupt, for example, keyboard, mouse, COM 1/2, hard disk.
Summary
Configuring the PG 760 PII