HP Dc7100 Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide - Page 21

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Power OS Power Management • Runtime Power Management Enable/Disable. Allows certain operating systems to reduce processor voltage and frequency when the current software load does not require the full capabilites of the processor. • Idle Power Savings - Extended/Normal. Allows certain operating systems to decrease the processors power consumption when the processor is idle. • ACPI S3 Support - Enables or disables ACPI S3 support. • ACPI S3 Hard Disk Reset - Enabling this causes the BIOS to ensure hard disks are ready to accept commands after resuming from S3 before returning control to the operating system. • ACPI S3 PS2 Mouse Wakeup - Enables or disables waking from S3 due to PS2 mouse activity. Hardware Power Management SATA power management enables or disables SATA bus and/or device power management. Thermal Fan idle mode - This bar graph controls the minimum permitted fan speed. ✎ Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration. Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide www.hp.com 17

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
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Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Power
OS Power Management
• Runtime Power Management -
Enable/Disable. Allows certain operating
systems to reduce processor voltage and
frequency when the current software load
does not require the full capabilites of the
processor.
• Idle Power Savings - Extended/Normal.
Allows certain operating systems to
decrease the processors power
consumption when the processor is idle.
• ACPI S3 Support - Enables or disables
ACPI S3 support.
• ACPI S3 Hard Disk Reset - Enabling this
causes the BIOS to ensure hard disks are
ready to accept commands after resuming
from S3 before returning control to the
operating system.
• ACPI S3 PS2 Mouse Wakeup - Enables or
disables waking from S3 due to PS2
mouse activity.
Hardware Power
Management
SATA power management enables or disables
SATA bus and/or device power management.
Thermal
Fan idle mode - This bar graph controls the
minimum permitted fan speed.
Computer Setup
(Continued)
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Option
Description
Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
configuration.