Onboard Audio; Banks 0 And 1 Simm Detected; Power Management Configuration; Power Management Submenu - NEC POWERMATE PRO2180 - SERVICE MANUAL 1996 Service Manual

2-36 Setup and Operation

Onboard Audio

Disables the onboard audio (if present) on the system board. The default is "Enabled" on
multimedia systems.

Banks 0 and 1 SIMM Detected

These fields cannot be entered; it is an information field only. These fields displays either
"Fast Page Mode," "EDO Mode," or "None installed" depending upon what the BIOS
detects.

Power Management Configuration

When the cursor is placed in the Power Management field, you can select it by pressing
Enter . The Power Management Submenu appears for setting parameters that affect the
power saving features.

Power Management Submenu

The Power Management Submenu lets you check or change the Advanced Power
Management parameter. Selecting the Advanced Power Management field enables or
disables power management support in BIOS.
Power management reduces the amount of energy used after specified periods of inactivity.
The Advanced Power Management menu offers you the choice of operating the system in a
full on state or standby state with partial power reduction when idle.
n
Enabled (default)
consumption when idle. This selection allows you to customize the following
power management fields.
n
Disabled keeps the computer in a full on state and eliminates the following
power management options.
IDE Drive Power On
The IDE Drive Power Down field controls whether or not a spin down command will be
issued to the IDE drives when the system goes into low power mode. This field can be
either "Enabled" or "Disabled." The default is "Enabled."
NOTE: This field must be enabled to be Energy
Star Compliant.
allows the BIOS to work with the OS and reduce power