Asus P3-P5G31 - Manual (Page 92)

5-28 Chapter 5: BIOS setup
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit
5.5 Power menu
The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced
Power Management (APM). Select an item then press to display the
configuration options.
5.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]
Allows you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state
to be used for system suspend.
Configuration options: [S1 (POS) Only] [S3 Only] [Auto]
[S1 (POS) Only] Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Suspend)
sleep state. In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended and stays in a low
power mode. The system can be resumed at any time.
[S3 Only] Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state.
In S3 sleep state, the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in
the S1 state. When signaled by a wake-up device or event, the system resumes to
its working state exactly where it was left off.
[Auto] Detected by OS.
5.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]
Allows you to add more tables for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
(ACPI) 2.0 specifications.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
5.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
(ACPI) support in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). When set
to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Suspend Mode [Auto]
ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]
ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
APM Configuration
Hardware Monitor
IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device]
When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices.
When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices.
Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved]
Select the ACPI state
used for System
Suspend.