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Setting automatic power-on features, Low Power Entry Activity Monitor

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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. 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 39). 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 three times to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu. 10. Select Save Settings from the Configuration/Setup Utility program menu; then 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. Wake on LAN: If you have remote network-management software, you can use the IBM-developed Wake on LAN feature. When you set Chapter 4. Configuration/Setup Utility program 55

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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.
±
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
39).
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 three times to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility
program menu.
10.
Select
Save Settings
from the Configuration/Setup Utility program
menu; then 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.
±
Wake on LAN:
If you have remote network-management software,
you can use the IBM-developed Wake on LAN feature.
When you set
Chapter
4.
Configuration/Setup Utility program
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