Biostar U8598 U8598 BIOS setup guide - Page 22

Power Management Option, HDD Power Down, Suspend Mode, Video Off Option

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BIOS Setup Power Management Option This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: 1. HDD Power Down. 2. Suspend Mode. There are four options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode = 1 hr. HDD Power Down = 15 min Max. Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU's. Suspend Mode = 1 min. HDD Power Down = 1 min. User Defined (default) Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable. HDD Power Down When enabled, the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time of system inactivity. All other devices remain active. The Choices: Disabled (default), 1 Min, 2 Min, 3 Min, 4 Min, 5 Min, 6 Min, 7 Min,8 Min, 9 Min, 10 Min, 11 Min, 12 Min, 13 Min, 14 Min, 15Min. . Suspend Mode The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACPI operating system. The Choices: Disabled (default), 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour. Video Off Option This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management. The Choices: Suspend→Off (default), Always on. - 21 -

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BIOS Setup
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Power Management Option
This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is
directly related to the following modes:
1. HDD Power Down.
2. Suspend Mode.
There are four options of Power Management, three of which have fixed mode
settings
Min. Power Saving
Minimum power management.
Suspend Mode = 1 hr.
HDD Power Down = 15
min
Max. Power Saving
Maximum power management only available for sl CPU’s.
Suspend Mode = 1 min.
HDD Power Down = 1 min.
User Defined
(default)
Allows you to set each mode individually.
When not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except
for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and
disable.
HDD Power Down
When enabled, the hard disk drive will power down and after a set time of
system inactivity. All other devices remain active.
The Choices: Disabled
(default), 1 Min, 2 Min, 3 Min, 4 Min, 5 Min, 6 Min, 7
Min,8 Min, 9 Min, 10 Min, 11 Min, 12 Min, 13 Min, 14 Min, 15Min.
.
Suspend Mode
The item allows you to select the suspend type under ACPI operating system.
The Choices: Disabled
(default), 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20
Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1 Hour.
Video Off Option
This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power
management.
The Choices: Suspend
Off
(default), Always on.