User Guide to Power Management in PCs and Monitors



Appendix C: Sample BIOS Setup Screens

The following are samples of BIOS 'Setup Screens'. They are reproduced here to show the range and variation of BIOS screens that it is common to encounter when enabling systems for power management. 

NEC: Phoenix Ver. 4.05.7 1995 NEC 133Hmz
(Setup Access Key <F1>)


PhoenixBIOS Setup Copywright 1985-1995, Phoenix Technologies LTD



MAIN        ADVANCED          SECURITY    POWER      BOOT        EXIT


      WARNING:                                        Item Specific Help


If keyboard Wakeup and Mouse Wakeup
are disabled, then only the Sleep button              Description Text:
will wake the system from sleep mode.                 Listed for each 
                                                      underlined topic
      APM               [Enabled]

      Power Savings     [Customize]

      Keyboard Wakeup   [Enabled]
      Mouse Wakeup      [Enabled]





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Packard Bell: AMI American Megatrends INC. 1992
Ver. 1.00.03.CPOR 166Mhz
Ver. 150MHz
Ver. 1.00.07.BYOR 120MHz



      [DISABLED]


Hewlett Packard Pavilion 7125: (Setup Access Key <F3>)




Power Managment Configuration





      Advanced Power Management     [Enable]                Help Options


      IDE Drive Power Down          [Enable]


      VESA Video Power Down         [Sleep]                 Navigation
                                                            Section
      Inactivity Timer (Minutes)    [0]


IBM SurePath Setup Utility (Setup Access Key <F1>)
BIOS Version BG2US03 03/06/96


Rapid Resume
APM BIOS Mode Rapid Resume [32 BIT PROTECTED] Automatic Power Off [DISABLED] Initialize adapter cards [DISABLED] Standby Timer [DISABLED] Standby Snapshot [DISABLED] Halt CPU While Idle [ENABLE] Monitor Mode [VESA STANDBY] Blink Led in Standby [DISABLED] Wake up on Ring [DISABLED] Indicator [DISABLED] Wake up on alarm [SINGLE EVENT] Alarm Date [01/01/96] Alarm Time [00:00]


Compudyne: PhoenixBIOS Ver. 4.05 R.01, 1995 NEC 133Hmz
1985-1995, (Setup Access
Key <DEL>)


Green PC Options

Power Savings: [Disabled] Idle Timeout: [Disabled] Standby Timeout: [Disabled] Suspend Timeout: [Disabled] Hard Disk Drive Timeout:[Disabled]


COMPAQ: (Setup Access Key <F10>)
Setup Screens were windows based in appearance.  Menu's had
indexed keys for editing.
Screen One
Power Management
Energy Saver Mode ON OK
OFF
System Idle Timeout Cancel ON 15 Min OFF More Hard Drive Timeout ON 15 Min OFF Help = F1 



Screen Two



MORE POWER SAVINGS



      Monitor Savings Level
            Maximum Energy Savings                          OK


            Quick Monitor Response
                                                            Cancel
      Standby Features


            Blink LED During Energy Save                    F1


Zenith: Award Software ROM PCI/ISA BIOS, V4.50PG,
2959CB3H (Setup Access Key <DEL>)


Power Management Utility



Power Management:       [Disabled]        IRQ7  LPT1        OFF
PM Controlled by APM    [No]              IRQ9  IRQ2 Redir  OFF
Video Off Method        [V/H SYNC+Blank]  IRQ10 Reserved    OFF
                                          IRQ11 Reserved    OFF
Doze Mode:              [Disabled]        IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse  OFF
Standby Mode:           [Disabled]        IRQ13 Coprocessor OFF
Suspend Mode:           [Disabled]        IRQ14 Hard Disk   OFF
HDD Power Down:         [Disabled]        IRQ15 Reserved    OFF

IRQ3  (Wake up events)  OFF
IRQ4  (Wake up events)  OFF                     Help and Navigation
IRQ8  (Wake up events)  OFF                           Section
IRQ12 (Wake up events)  OFF

Power Down Activities
IRQ3  COM1:             OFF
IRQ4  COM2:             OFF
IRQ5  LPT2:             OFF
IRQ6  Floppy Disk:      OFF


Cannon Innova 350CD: Phoenix Power Mizer (Laptop)
Phoenix Setup Utility Ver. 1.0 1994 Phoenix Technologies LTD.
(Setup Access Key <Ctrl-alt-S>)


(c) Phoenix Technologies LTD, 1985-1994, All rights reserved


PicoPower "Redwood" Feature Control



      Auto Suspend Control          [ENABLE]
      System Idle After:            [4 seconds]
      System Standby After:         [1 minutes]
      System Suspend After:         [5 Minutes]
      Hard Disk Off After:          [1 Minutes]

      Mask Video Access:            [DISABLE]
      Resume Modem Ring:            [DISABLE]


Hitachi: Phoenix Ver. 1.36 1996 C-Series Power Panel (Laptop)
PhoenixBIOS Ver. 4.04 1995 Phoenix Technologies LTD.


Phoenix Ver. 4.04 1995 Phoenix Technologies LTD



MAIN        ADVANCED          SECURITY    POWER      BOOT        EXIT


      Power Management:             [Max Performance] Item Specific Help
      CPU Suspend:                  [Fast]
      Standby Timeout:              [15 Minutes]
      Suspend Timeout:              [15 Minutes]
      Hard Drive Timeout:           [5 Minutes]       Description Text:
      Video Timeout:                [15 Minutes]      Listed for each 
           LCD Brightness Control:  [DISABLE]         topic as reviewed
      Audio Power Management:       [DISABLE]


      Save to Disk                  [DISABLE]
      Cover Down Switch             [DISABLE]
      Resume on time:               [DISABLE]
      Resume Time:                  [00:00:00]



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Sharp PC-3070: Phoenix Power Mizer (Laptop)
Phoenix NoteBIOS Ver. 4.0 1995 Phoenix Technologies LTD.


Phoenix Ver. 4.04 1995 Phoenix Technologies LTD

MAIN        ADVANCED          SECURITY    POWER      BOOT        EXIT


      Power Management:             [Max Battery Life]      Item Specific Help
      CPU Suspend:                  [Power Saving]
      Standby Timeout:              [3 Minutes]
      Suspend Timeout:              [2 Minutes]
      Hard Drive Timeout:           [5 Minutes]             Description Text:
      Video Timeout:                [1 Minutes]             Listed for each 
           LCD Brightness Control:  [ENABLE]                topic as reviewed
      Audio Power Management:       [ENABLE]


      Save to Disk                  [DISABLE]
      Cover Down Switch             [DISABLE]
      Resume on time:               [DISABLE]
      Resume Time:                  [00:00:00]



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