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Power Management Setup BIOS Setup The Power Management Setup menu configures the system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type HDD Power Down Power Management Timer Video Off Option Power Off by PWRBTN Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume AC Loss Auto restart Peripherals Activities IRQs Activities [S1(POS)] [Disable] [Disable] [Suspend -> Off] [Instant-Off] [Auto] [Off] [Press Enter] [Press Enter] Item Help Menu Level This item allows you to select how the BIOS put the system in power saving mode. S1(POS): System in low power mode S3(STR): All components are powered off except memory. S1 & S3: Depends on OS to select S1 or S3 : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General F7: Optimized Defaults Help ACPI Function Activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware (i.e. Windows 98/98SE/ ME/2000/XP) select Enabled. Settings: Enabled and Disabled ACPI Suspend Type Set the power saving mode for ACPI function. Settings are: S1(POS) S3(STR) S1 & S3 S1/Power On Suspend (POS) is a low power state. In this state, no system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and hardware maintains all system context. S3/Suspend To RAM (STR) is a power-down state. In this state, power is supplied only to essential components such as main memory and wakeupcapable devices. The system context is saved to main memory, and context is restored from the memory when a "wakeup" event occurs. Depends on OS to select S1 or S3. 3-17