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Advanced Power Management, 3.1.9 Language Support

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AN430TX Motherboard Technical Product Specification An OEM can use a utility that makes DMI calls to program system and chassis-related information into the Flash memory, so the BIOS can also report that information. Once this information is written, it is locked (read-only). Intel can provide a utility for making DMI calls to the BIOS. The latest DMI specification is available from Intel (see Section 5.2) and other sites. DMI does not work directly under non-Plug and Play operating systems (e.g., Windows NT). However, the BIOS supports a DMI table interface for such OSs. Using this support, a DMI service-level application running on a non-Plug and Play OS can access the DMI BIOS information. 3.1.8 Advanced Power Management The BIOS supports Advanced Power Management (APM); see Section 5.1 for the version supported. You can initiate the energy saving Standby mode in two ways: • Pressing the optional front panel Sleep/Resume button • Prolonged inactivity; the timeout period is adjustable in the Setup program When in Standby mode, the motherboard reduces power consumption by using the processor's System Management Mode (SMM) capabilities and by spinning down hard drives and reducing power to or turning off VESA DPMS-compliant monitors. In Setup you can select the DPMS mode to use for the monitor: Standby, Suspend, Sleep, or Disabled. While in Standby mode, the computer retains the ability to respond to external interrupts; it can service requests such as incoming faxes or network messages while unattended. Any keyboard or mouse activity brings the computer out of Standby mode and immediately restores power to the monitor. APM is disabled in the BIOS by default; however, the computer must be configured with an OS-dependent APM driver for the power-saving features to take effect. For example, Windows 95 enables APM automatically upon detecting the presence of the APM BIOS. 3.1.9 Language Support The BIOS Setup program and help messages can be supported in 32 languages. Five languages are available at this time: American English, German, Italian, French, and Spanish. The BIOS includes extensions to support the Kanji character set and other non-ASCII character sets. Translations of other languages may become available at a later date. The default language is American English, which is always present unless another language is programmed into the BIOS using the Flash Memory Update Program (IFLASH.EXE). See Section 5.2 for information about downloading IFLASH and other utilities. 56

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AN430TX Motherboard Technical Product Specification
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An OEM can use a utility that makes DMI calls to program system and chassis-related information
into the Flash memory, so the BIOS can also report that information.
Once this information is
written, it is locked (read-only).
Intel can provide a utility for making DMI calls to the BIOS.
The latest DMI specification is
available from Intel (see Section 5.2) and other sites.
DMI does not work directly under non-Plug and Play operating systems (e.g., Windows NT).
However, the BIOS supports a DMI table interface for such OSs.
Using this support, a DMI
service-level application running on a non-Plug and Play OS can access the DMI BIOS
information.
3.1.8
Advanced Power Management
The BIOS supports Advanced Power Management (APM); see Section 5.1 for the version
supported.
You can initiate the energy saving Standby mode in two ways:
•
Pressing the optional front panel Sleep/Resume button
•
Prolonged inactivity; the timeout period is adjustable in the Setup program
When in Standby mode, the motherboard reduces power consumption by using the processor’s
System Management Mode (SMM) capabilities and by spinning down hard drives and reducing
power to or turning off VESA DPMS-compliant monitors.
In Setup you can select the DPMS
mode to use for the monitor:
Standby, Suspend, Sleep, or Disabled.
While in Standby mode, the computer retains the ability to respond to external interrupts; it can
service requests such as incoming faxes or network messages while unattended.
Any keyboard or
mouse activity brings the computer out of Standby mode and immediately restores power to the
monitor.
APM is disabled in the BIOS by default; however, the computer must be configured with an
OS-dependent APM driver for the power-saving features to take effect.
For example, Windows 95
enables APM automatically upon detecting the presence of the APM BIOS.
3.1.9
Language Support
The BIOS Setup program and help messages can be supported in 32 languages.
Five languages are
available at this time:
American English, German, Italian, French, and Spanish.
The BIOS
includes extensions to support the Kanji character set and other non-ASCII character sets.
Translations of other languages may become available at a later date.
The default language is American English, which is always present unless another language is
programmed into the BIOS using the Flash Memory Update Program (IFLASH.EXE).
See
Section 5.2 for information about downloading IFLASH and other utilities.