1. CX1020/CX1030
2. Assembly and connecting
3. Note on using the setup
4. Power Management Setup

Power Management Setup

This menu is used for power management settings.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Power Management Setup

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ACPI Function

This option can be used for switching the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) functions on or off (if available). ACPI requires an operating system that recognises ACPI.

Power Management

Settings: Disabled (no energy saving function used), Min Saving (this setting is activated after 40 minutes and offers the lowest energy saving level), Max Saving (this setting offers the highest energy saving level).

Video Off Method

Here you can specify how the display is switched off. Since the monitor is one of the largest consumers, this important option should not be skipped. Most recent monitors come with VESA-DPMS capability (Display Power Management Signaling or Energy Star). Several options are available. Some monitors switch off automatically in the absence of a signal from the graphics card. In the absence of power management functionality, or if the other options are not used, the "blank screen" option may be used. DPMS should be set here. Setting options: Blank Screen, V/H Sync+Blank. DPMS should only be used for monitors without power management function.

Video Off In Suspend

This option offers two choices: Yes or No. This setting determines how the monitor is switched off.

Suspend Type

This option offers two choices: Stop Grant (the CPU is idle in energy-saving mode), and PwrOn Suspend (the CPU remains active in energy-saving mode).

Modem Use IRQ

This option is used for specifying the interrupt line (IRQ) of a modem (if present). Activity on this line causes the computer to 'wake up' in order to receive a fax, for example. Setting options: NA (no allocation), 3 (allocated), 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11

Suspend Mode

In User Define mode a hold time can be set here. The following values are available: Disable (off) 1 Min , 2 Min , 4 Min, 8 Min , 12 Min , 20 Min , 30Min , 40 Min , 1 Hour. The setting in Min Saving mode is 1 minute. With Max Saving the hold time is set to 1 hour.

HDD Power Down

Here you can specify after which period of inactivity the hard disk is switched off. This option is only available for IDE hard disks. Settings: Disabled or 1 to 15 minutes. This option should be used with caution, since frequent switching on and off is more damaging to the hard disk than beneficial in terms of energy saving.

Wake-Up by PCI card

This option can be used to start your PC from another PC via a network by sending a wake-up frame or signal.

Power On by Ring

The system starts when the phone rings, if an external modem is connected to the onboard serial port.

** Reload Global Timer Events **

Primary IDE 0

If this option is enabled, the system activates the energy-saving timer if no activity is detected on the first drive of the first IDE/EIDE port. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled

Primary IDE 1

If this option is enabled, the system activates the energy-saving timer if no activity is detected on the second drive of the first IDE/EIDE port. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled.

Secondary IDE 0

If this option is enabled, the system activates the energy-saving timer if no activity is detected on the first drive of the second IDE/EIDE port. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled

Secondary IDE 1

If this option is enabled, the system activates the energy-saving timer if no activity is detected on the second drive of the second IDE/EIDE port. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled

FDD, COM, LPT Port

If one of these menu items is set to "Monitor", the AMI-BIOS monitors the IRQ of the respective connection or device (and therefore the connection or device itself) for activity while in energy-saving mode. If activity is detected, the system switches from the respective energy-saving mode to normal mode. The AMI-BIOS resets the standby and suspend idle time to zero if activity is detected on a specified IRQ.

PCI PIRQ[A-D]#

This option can be used to influence the power management timing. If the option is enabled, a countdown commences that is interrupted as soon as the INTA~INTD signal becomes active. The system is reset to zero.