Lenovo PC 300PL User guide for IBM PC300PL (type 6584, 6594) systems - Page 67

Setting automatic power-on features

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- 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 37). 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 and a Wake on LAN-supported network adapter, you can use the IBM-developed Wake on LAN feature. When you set Wake on LAN to Enabled, your computer will turn on when it receives a specific signal from another computer on your local area network (LAN). For more information, see the documentation that comes with your network adapter. Chapter 4. Configuration/Setup Utility program 53

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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
37).
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 and
a Wake on LAN-supported network adapter, you can use the
IBM-developed Wake on LAN feature.
When you set Wake on LAN to
Enabled
, your computer will turn on when it receives a specific signal
from another computer on your local area network (LAN).
For more
information, see the documentation that comes with your network
adapter.
Chapter
4.
Configuration/Setup Utility program
53