User`s guide

Green PC options (continued)
Option
Hard Disk Standby
Timer (1)
Settings
Description
Disabled
Sets the time period of hard disk
1 to 15 minutes
drive inactivity after which the
15 min*
hard disk enters Standby mode
or allows you to disable the hard
disk standby timer
VGA with Power
Down feature
VESA DPMS *
Standard
None
Selects the method used to
determine video activity when
the system attempts to enter a
power-saving mode: Standard
monitors activity of the vertical
and horizontal sync signals and
VESA DPMS monitors any VESA
DPMS activity
APM SMI Function Enabled *
Support (2) Disabled
Enables or disables the APM
(Advanced Power
Management) interface which
handles system activity
detection from Windows
VGA Access
Detection (3)
Enabled
Disabled *
Enables or disables checking of
video activity to determine
whether the system enters a
power-saving mode
Hard Disk Port
Activity
Enabled *
Disabled
Enables or disables checking of
hard disk drive activity to
determine whether the system
enters a power-saving mode
Serial Port Activity Enabled *
Disabled
Enables or disables checking of
serial port activity (modem
access, for example) to
determine whether the system
enters a power-saving mode
Parallel Port Activity Enabled *
Enables or disables checking of
Disabled
parallel port activity (signals from
a scanner, for example) to
determine whether the system
enters a power-saving mode
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