MSI 970A User Guide - Page 50

Restore after AC Power Loss

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BIOS Setup ▶ Power Management Setup Press to enter the sub-menu. ▶ EuP 2013 Energy Using Products Lot 6 2013 (EUP) reduces power consumption when system is off or in standby mode. Note: When enabled, the system will not support RTC wake up event functions. ▶ Restore after AC Power Loss This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs. Settings are: [Power Off] Always leaves the computer in the power off state. [Power On] Always leaves the computer in the power on state. [Last State] Restore the system to the status before power failure or interrupt occurred. ▶ Windows 8 Configuration Press to enter the sub-menu. ▶ Windows 8 Feature When enabled, the system will switch to the UEFI mode to meet the Windows 8 logo requirement. Before enabling this field, please make sure all installed devices & utilities (hardware & software) meet the Windows 8 system requirements. ▶ MSI Fast Boot This setting enables or disables the MSI Fast Boot function. ▶ Fast Boot When enabled, some items will be activated and users can use these items to set the Windows 8 fast boot events. "Fast Boot" will only be available When "MSI Fast Boot" is disabled. ▶ Wake Up Event Setup Press to enter the sub-menu. ▶ Wake Up Event By Setting to [BIOS] activates the following fields, and use the following fields to set the wake up events. Setting to [OS], the wake up events will be defined by OS. ▶ Resume By RTC Alarm The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time/date. 2-8

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BIOS Setup
Power Management Setup
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.
EuP 2013
Energy Us±ng Products Lot 6 2013 (EUP) reduces power consumpt±on when system
±s off or ±n standby mode.
Note: When enabled, the system w±ll not support RTC wake up event funct±ons.
Restore after AC Power Loss
Th±s ±tem spec±fies whether your system w±ll reboot after a power fa±lure or ±nterrupt
occurs. Sett±ngs are:
[Power Off]
Always leaves the computer ±n the power off state.
[Power On]
Always leaves the computer ±n the power on state.
[Last State]
Restore the system to the status before power fa±lure or ±nterrupt
occurred.
W±ndows 8 Configurat±on
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.
W±ndows 8 Feature
When enabled, the system w±ll sw±tch to the UEFI mode to meet the W±ndows 8 logo
requ±rement. Before enabl±ng th±s field, please make sure all ±nstalled dev±ces & ut±l±-
t±es (hardware & software) meet the W±ndows 8 system requ±rements.
MSI Fast Boot
Th±s sett±ng enables or d±sables the MSI Fast Boot funct±on.
Fast Boot
When enabled, some ±tems w±ll be act±vated and users can use these ±tems to set
the W±ndows 8 fast boot events. “Fast Boot” w±ll only be ava±lable When "MSI Fast
Boot" ±s d±sabled.
Wake Up Event Setup
Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu.
Wake Up Event By
Sett±ng to [BIOS] act±vates the follow±ng fields, and use the follow±ng fields to set the
wake up events. Sett±ng to [OS], the wake up events w±ll be defined by OS.
Resume By RTC Alarm
The field ±s used to enable or d±sable the feature of boot±ng up the system on a
scheduled t±me/date.