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Low Power Entry Activity Monitor, Automatic Hardware Power Management

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- Standby: In this mode, the screen is blanked, but the screen image is restored immediately when any activity is detected. - Suspend: In this mode, the monitor uses less power than in Standby mode. The screen is blanked, but the screen image is restored within a few seconds after any activity is detected. - Off:In this mode, the monitor power is turned off. To restore power to the monitor, you must press the monitor power switch. On some monitors, you might have to press the power switch twice. If Off is selected, you must specify the Time to Display 'Off.' You can select 5 minutes to 1 hour. Note: Time to display off is the amount of time from when the reduced-power state begins until the display turns off. - Disable:In this mode, the monitor is unaffected by the power management settings. v IDE Drives: You can use this selection to specify whether the IDE drives are enabled or disabled when power-management features are activated. To set power management features: 1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see "Starting and using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 29). 2. Select Power Management and press Enter. 3. Select APM and press Enter. 4. Set APM BIOS Mode to Enabled or Disabled. 5. Set Automatic Hardware Power Managementto Enabled. 6. Select values for power management (time to low power, system power, processor speed, display, and time to display off), as desired. 7. Select Low Power Entry Activity Monitorand press Enter. 8. Set to Enabled or Disabled devices you want to be monitored for power management. Note: If all devices are set to disabled, you must restart the computer to wake the system. 9. Press Esc until you return to the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu; then select Save Settings and press Esc and follow the instructions on the screen to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Setting automatic power-on features: You can use the automatic power-on features on the power-management menu to enable and disable features that automatically turn on your computer. You must also select the startup sequence you want to use for the type of power-on event you select. v Wake on LAN: If you have remote network-management software, you can use the IBM-developed Wake on LAN feature. When you set Wake on LAN Chapter 4. Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program 41

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–
Standby:
In this mode, the screen is blanked, but the screen image is
restored
immediately
when any activity is detected.
–
Suspend:
In this mode, the monitor uses less power than in Standby
mode. The screen is blanked, but the screen image is restored
within a few
seconds
after any activity is detected.
–
Off:
In this mode, the monitor power is turned off. To restore power to the
monitor, you must press the monitor power switch. On some monitors,
you might have to press the power switch twice.
If
Off
is selected, you must specify the
Time to Display ’Off.’
You can
select 5 minutes to 1 hour.
Note:
Time to display off
is the amount of time from when the
reduced-power state begins until the display turns off.
–
Disable:
In this mode, the monitor is unaffected by the power
management settings.
v
IDE Drives:
You can use this selection to specify whether the IDE drives are
enabled or disabled when power-management features are activated.
To set power management features:
1.
Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see “Starting and using the
Configuration/Setup Utility program” on page 29).
2.
Select
Power Management
and press Enter.
3.
Select
APM
and press Enter.
4.
Set
APM BIOS Mode
to Enabled or Disabled.
5.
Set
Automatic Hardware Power Management
to Enabled.
6.
Select values for power management (time to low power, system power,
processor speed, display, and time to display off), as desired.
7.
Select
Low Power Entry Activity Monitor
and press Enter.
8.
Set to
Enabled
or
Disabled
devices you want to be monitored for power
management.
Note:
If all devices are set to disabled, you must restart the computer to
wake the system.
9.
Press Esc until you return to the Configuration/Setup Utility program
menu; then select
Save Settings
and press Esc and follow the instructions
on the screen to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Setting automatic power-on features:
You can use the automatic power-on
features on the power-management menu to enable and disable features that
automatically turn on your computer. You must also select the startup
sequence you want to use for the type of power-on event you select.
v
Wake on LAN: If you have remote network-management software, you can
use the IBM-developed Wake on LAN feature. When you set Wake on LAN
Chapter 4. Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
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