HP Vectra XE320 hp vectra xe320, technical reference manual - Page 31

Power Saving - bios setting

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BIOS Overview Setup Program Menus The Setup screen comprises five menus: Main, Advanced, Security, Boot and Exit. These are selected using the left and right arrow keys. A brief summary of what settings can be configured in each of these menus is described below: Main Menu In the Main menu you can select whether or not your plug and play operating system configures nonbootable devices. In the Main menu you can also reset your configuration data, set your system time and date, and specify your keyboard settings. Advanced Menu The Advanced menu allows you to configure the setting of all motherboard components such as IDE devices, LAN, audio and I/O ports. Security Menu In the Security menu you can configure your password settings. Boot Menu In the Boot menu you can change your boot settings, including enabling/disabling quickboot mode. Exit Menu The Exit menu allows you to exit the BIOS setup utility with or without saving your setup changes, it also allows you to exit while restoring the setup default settings. Power Saving You can reduce the PC's overall power consumption by using Power Management to slow down the PC's activity when it is idle. ACPI Power Management Modes (Windows 2000 and Windows XP) • Idle (s1): The processor is shut down. • Standby (s3): All components of the system are shut down except for the system memory which remains active. • Hibernation (s4): System memory is copied to the hard disk. All components of the system are shut down. • Off (s5): All components of the system are shut down. XE320 product description 31

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BIOS Overview
XE320 product description
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Setup Program Menus
The
Setup
screen comprises five menus:
Main
,
Advanced
,
Security
,
Boot
and
Exit
. These are selected using
the left and right arrow keys.
A brief summary of what settings can be configured in each of these menus is described below:
Main Menu
In the
Main
menu you can select whether or not your plug and play operating system configures non-
bootable devices. In the
Main
menu you can also reset your configuration data, set your system time and
date, and specify your keyboard settings.
Advanced Menu
The
Advanced
menu allows you to configure the setting of all motherboard components such as IDE
devices, LAN, audio and I/O ports.
Security Menu
In the
Security
menu you can configure your password settings.
Boot Menu
In the
Boot
menu you can change your boot settings, including enabling/disabling quickboot mode.
Exit Menu
The
Exit
menu allows you to exit the BIOS setup utility with or without saving your setup changes, it also
allows you to exit while restoring the setup default settings.
Power Saving
You can reduce the PC’s overall power consumption by using Power Management to slow down the PC’s
activity when it is idle.
ACPI Power Management Modes
(Windows 2000 and Windows XP)
Idle (s1):
The processor is shut down.
Standby (s3):
All components of the system are shut down except for the system memory which remains active.
Hibernation (s4):
System memory is copied to the hard disk. All components of the system are shut down.
Off (s5):
All components of the system are shut down.