Asus M4A785D-M PRO: 2.5 Power menu

2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS information

Emulation Type [Auto]

Allows you to set the emulation type. Conguration options: [Auto] [Floppy] [Forced FDD]

[Hard Disk] [CDROM]

2.5 Power menu

The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Conguration and

Power Interface (ACPI) and the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then

press <Enter> to display the conguration options.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit

Suspend Mode [Auto]

Select the ACPI state

ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]

used for System

ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]

Suspend.

APM Conguration

Hardware Monitor

2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]

Allows you to select the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used

for system suspend. Conguration 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 (default).

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.

2.5.2 ACPI

2.0 Support [Enabled]

Allows you to add additional tables as per Advanced Conguration and Power Interface

(ACPI) 2.0 specications. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]

Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI)

support in the Application-Specic Integrated Circuit (ASIC). When set to Enabled, the ACPI

APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list. Conguration options: [Disabled]

[Enabled]

2.5.4 APM Conguration

Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off]

When set to Power Off, the system goes into off state after an AC power loss. When set to

Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss.

Conguration options: [Power On] [Power Off]