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Chapter 6 Utility Menu The utilities meu shows the applications and other software that this product supports. 6.1 Instant Boot 6.1.1 Introduction Instant Boot, a user-friendly tool that allows you to turn on your PC in just a few seconds, provides a much more efficient way to save energy, time, money, and improves system running speed for your system *. It is applicable to Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit. Instant Boot leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) features which normally enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows® to shorten boot up time. By calling S3 and S4 at specific timing during the shutdown and startup process, Instant Boot allows you to enter your Windows® desktop in a few seconds. There are two modes of Instant Boot available: Fast Mode and Regular Mode. In Fast Mode, it uses S3 and takes only a few seconds for OS to resume to working state, which is 10 times faster than traditional boot up time (50 to 60 seconds). Even the Regular Mode is 3 times faster than traditional boot up time. Instant Boot guarantees a clean Windows® boot to consume less power, time and money without any accumulated garbage data, and you can still keep your data safe even there is a power cut. Also, the Windows® update speed will become faster. * This function is applicable ONLY to single user that does not secure ID and Password to their systems. * The boot up time depends on the hardware configuration. 23

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Chapter 6 Utility Menu
The utilities meu shows the applications and other software that this product sup-
ports.
6.1
Instant Boot
6.1.1 Introduction
Instant Boot, a user-friendly tool that allows you to turn on your PC in just a few
seconds, provides a much more ef
fi
cient way to save energy, time,
money, and
improves system running speed for your system *. It is applicable to Windows
®
7 / 7 64-bit / Vista™ / Vista™ 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit.
Instant Boot leverages the S3 and S4 ACPI (Advanced Con
fi
guration and
Power Interface) features which normally enable the Sleep/Standby and
Hibernation modes in Windows
®
to shorten boot up time. By calling S3 and S4
at speci
fi
c timing during the shutdown and startup process, Instant Boot allows
you to enter your Windows
®
desktop in a few seconds.
There are two modes of Instant Boot available: Fast Mode and Regular
Mode. In Fast Mode, it uses S3 and takes only a few seconds for OS to
resume to working state, which is 10 times faster than traditional boot up
time (50 to 60 seconds). Even the Regular Mode is 3 times faster than traditional
boot up time.
Instant Boot guarantees a clean Windows
®
boot to consume less power,
time and money without any accumulated garbage data, and you can still
keep your data safe even there is a power cut. Also, the Windows
®
update
speed will become faster.
* This function is applicable ONLY to single user that does not secure ID and Password
to their systems.
* The boot up time depends on the hardware con
fi
guration.