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IV. BIOS SETUP Power Management Setup Power Management Setup allows you to reduce power consumption. This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity. IV. BIOS SETUP Power Management NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading. Details of Power Management Setup Power Management (User Define) This field acts as the master control for the power management modes. User Define allows you to set power saving options according to your preference; Disable disables the power saving features; Min Saving puts the system into power saving mode after 40 min of system inactivity; Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after 30 sec of system inactivity. IMPORTANT: Advanced Power Management (APM) should be installed to keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments, you need to add DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE in you CONFIG.SYS. For Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. A battery and power cord icon labeled Power will appear in the Control Panel. Double-click Power to adjust your system's power properties and then click Advanced in the Power Management dialogue box. Windows 98, by default, installs the APM. Double-click Power Management in the Control Panel to select your preferred Power Schemes and/or power management behaviors (under the Advanced tab). Video Off Option (Susp,Stby -> Off ) This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. The settings are All Modes -> Off; Always On; Suspend -> Off; and Susp,Stby -> Off . ASUS P5-99B User's Manual 57

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ASUS P5-99B User’s Manual
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IV. BIOS SETUP
IV. BIOS SETUP
Power Management
Power Management Setup
Power Management Setup
allows you to reduce power consumption.
This feature
turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity.
NOTE:
SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading.
Details of Power Management Setup
Power Management (User Define)
This field acts as the master control for the power management modes.
User Define
allows you to set power saving options according to your preference;
Disable
dis-
ables the power saving features;
Min Saving
puts the system into power saving mode
after 40 min of system inactivity;
Max Saving
puts the system into power saving
mode after 30 sec of system inactivity.
IMPORTANT:
Advanced Power Management (APM) should be installed to keep
the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the
BIOS Power Management. For DOS environments, you need to add
DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE in you CONFIG.SYS. For Windows 3.x and Win-
dows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. A battery and power
cord icon labeled
Power
will appear in the
Control Panel
. Double-click Power to
adjust your system's power properties and then click
Advanced
in the Power Man-
agement dialogue box. Windows 98, by default, installs the APM. Double-click
Power
Management
in the
Control Panel
to select your preferred
Power Schemes
and/or
power management behaviors (under the
Advanced
tab).
Video Off Option (Susp,Stby -> Off )
This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power
management. The settings are
All Modes -> Off
;
Always On
;
Suspend -> Off
; and
Susp,Stby -> Off
.