MSI Keeper User Guide - Page 53

BIOS Setup, Watch Dog Action, Watch Dog Timer Minutes, COM Port Select, Power Management Setup,

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BIOS Setup Watch Dog Action Select the watch-dog timer response. Watch Dog Timer (Minutes) Select the watch-dog timer period. COM Port Select This setting specifies the serial port operation mode. Power Management Setup Power Type This setting shows the power supply type. Read only. PCI Express PME This setting specifies whether the system will be awakened by the PCI Express PME (Power Management Event). ACPI Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as W indows 98SE/2000/ME, select [Enabled]. ACPI Suspend Type This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating system supports ACPI, such as W indows 98SE, W indows ME and W indows 2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR) fashion through the setting of this field. Options are: [S1(POS)] The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintains all system context. [S3(STR)] The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the information of system configuration and open appli3-15

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BIOS Setup
Watch Dog Action
Select the watch-dog timer response.
Watch Dog Timer (Minutes)
Select the watch-dog timer period.
COM Port Select
This setting specifies the serial port operation mode.
Power Management Setup
Power Type
This setting shows the power supply type. Read only.
PCI Express PME
This setting specifies whether the system will be awakened by the PCI Express
PME (Power Management Event).
ACPI Function
This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Manage-
ment Interface) Function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as
Windows 98SE/2000/ME, select [Enabled].
ACPI Suspend Type
This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. If your operating
system supports ACPI, such as Windows 98SE, Windows ME and Windows
2000, you can choose to enter the Standby mode in S1 (POS) or S3 (STR)
fashion through the setting of this field. Options are:
[S1(POS)]
The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state,
no system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hard-
ware maintains all system context.
[S3(STR)]
The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the
information of system configuration and open appli-