MSI 845GEM-L User Guide - Page 61

Power Management/APM, Suspend Type, MODEM Use IRQ, Suspend Time Out, Power Button Function

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845 GM/GLM/GEM/PEM/GVM series M-ATX Mainboard context is saved to main memory. The information stored in memory will be used to restore the PC to the previous state when an "wake up" event occurs. Power Management/APM This item is used to select the degree (or type) of power saving and is related to these modes: Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down. There are three options for power management: User Define Allows end users to configure each mode separately. Min Saving Minimum Power Management. Suspend Mode = 1 Hour, and HDD Power Down = 15 Min. Max Saving Maximum Power Management. Suspend Mode = 1 Min, and HDD Power Down = 1 Min. Suspend Type This setting allows you to select the type of Suspend mode. Setting options: Stop Grant (saves the state of the entire system to disk and then powers off the system), PwrOn Suspend (the CPU and core system remain powered on in a very low-power mode). MODEM Use IRQ Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on yoursystem. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. Settings are 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 and NA. Suspend Time Out After the selected period of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU shut off. Settings: Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 12 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour. Power Button Function This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are: Power Off The power button functions as normal power off button. Suspend When you press the power button, the computer enters the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds, the computer is turned off. 3-20

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845 GM/GLM/GEM/PEM/GVM series M-ATX Mainboard
context is saved to main memory. The information stored
in memory will be used to restore the PC to the previous
state when an “wake up” event occurs.
Power Management/APM
This item is used to select the degree (or type) of power saving and is related
to these modes: Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down. There are three op-
tions for power management:
User Define
Allows end users to configure each mode separately.
Min Saving
Minimum Power Management.
Suspend Mode = 1 Hour,
and HDD Power Down = 15 Min.
Max Saving
Maximum Power Management.
Suspend Mode = 1 Min,
and HDD Power Down = 1 Min.
Suspend Type
This setting allows you to select the type of Suspend mode. Setting options:
Stop Grant
(saves the state of the entire system to disk and then powers off the
system),
PwrOn Suspend
(the CPU and core system remain powered on in a
very low-power mode).
MODEM Use IRQ
Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on
yoursystem. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. Settings
are
3
,
4
,
5
,
7
,
9
,
10
,
11
and
NA
.
Suspend Time Out
After the selected period of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU shut
off. Settings:
Disabled, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 12 Min, 20 Min,
30 Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour.
Power Button Function
This feature sets the function of the power button. Settings are:
Power Off
The power button functions as normal
power off button.
Suspend
When you press the power button, the computer enters
the suspend/sleep mode, but if the button is pressed for
more than four seconds, the computer is turned off.