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65 Power management The Power Management menu allows you to configure the system powermanagement feature. The following screen shows the Power Management parameters and their default settings: The following table describes the parameters in this screen. Parameter Power management mode IDE hard disk standby timer Description Option Allows you to reduce power consumption. When this parameter is set to Enabled, you can configure the IDE hard disk and system timers. Setting it to Disabled deactivates the power-management feature and its timers Enabled Disabled Allows the hard disk to enter standby mode after inactivity of 1 to 15 minutes, depending on your setting. When you access the hard disk again, allow 3 to 5 seconds (depending on the hard disk) for the disk to return to normal speed. Set this parameter to OFF if your hard disk does not support this function Off 1 minute 15 minutes

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65
Power management
The Power Management menu allows you to configure the system power-
management feature.
The following screen shows the Power Management parameters and their default
settings:
The following table describes the parameters in this screen.
Parameter
Description
Option
Power
management
mode
Allows you to reduce power consumption.
When
this parameter is set to Enabled, you can configure
the IDE hard disk and system timers. Setting it to
Disabled deactivates the power-management
feature and its timers
Enabled
Disabled
IDE hard disk
standby timer
Allows the hard disk to enter standby mode after
inactivity of 1 to 15 minutes, depending on your
setting.
When you access the hard disk again,
allow 3 to 5 seconds (depending on the hard disk)
for the disk to return to normal speed.
Set this
parameter to OFF if your hard disk does not
support this function
Off
1 minute
15 minutes