ASUS sp98agpx Manuel D’Utilisation

IV.  BIOS SOFTWARE

Chipset Features

Power Management

Power Management Setup

This “Power Management Setup” option allows you to reduce power consumption.
This feature turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period
of inactivity.

NOTE: SETUP Defaults are noted in parenthesis next to each function heading.

Details of Power Management Setup

Power Management (User Define)
This field acts as the master control for the power management modes. User Define
allows you to set power saving options according to your preference; Disable dis-
ables the power saving features; Min Saving puts the system into power saving mode
after 40 min of system inactivity; Max Saving puts the system into power saving
mode after 30 sec of system inactivity.

IMPORTANT: Advanced Power Management (APM) must be installed to keep the
system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the BIOS
Power Management. For DOS, you must add DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE in
your CONFIG.SYS. For Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you must install with the
APM feature enabled. A “Power” icon will appear in the “Control Panel.” Choose
“Advanced” in the Power Management Field.

Video Off Option (Susp,Stby -> Off )
This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power
management. The settings are Susp,Stby -> Off  (default); All Modes -> Off; Always
On; and Suspend -> Off.