MSI 845GEM-L User Guide - Page 60

Power Management Setup, IPCA Function, ACPI Suspend Type

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BIOS Setup Power Management Setup MSI Reminds You... S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. IPCA Function This item is to activate the IPCA (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/2000/ME, select Enabled. Settings: Enabled and Disabled. ACPI Suspend Type This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. Options are: S1/POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and hardware maintains all system context. S3/STR The S3 sleep mode is a power-down state in which power is supplied only to essential components such as main memory and wake-capable devices and all system 3-19

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BIOS Setup
Power Management Setup
MSI Reminds You...
S3-related functions described in this section are available only
when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode.
IPCA Function
This item is to activate the IPCA (Advanced Configuration and Power
Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware,
such as Windows 98SE/2000/ME, select
Enabled.
Settings:
Enabled
and
Disabled.
ACPI Suspend Type
This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. Options are:
S1/POS
The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no
system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and hardware
maintains all system context.
S3/STR
The S3 sleep mode is a power-down state in which power
is supplied only to essential components such as main
memory and wake-capable devices and all system