Appendix I. Installation Guide For Suspend To Ram - Abit BG7mL Bedienungsanleitung

Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM I-1

Appendix I. Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM

Suspend To RAM (STR) is a cost-effective, optimal implementation of the ACPI 1.0
specification. The ACPI specification defines the S3 sleep state, in which all system context is
lost except system memory. CPU, cache, and chip set context are lost in this state. Hardware
maintains memory context and restores some CPU and L2 configuration context.
The STR function enables a PC to achieve the S3 state during idle periods, then quick "wake
up" and retrieve the last "state" of the system before it went to sleep. When idle, STR-enabled
systems consume only a small fraction of the power used for full operation. Instead of
shutting down the system to save power when not in use and then having to reboot later, users
can let the STR function take over and not have to worry about using power to run all the
electronics, fans and disks. When needed, a PC with STR function can restore all applications
and features to an operational state within a few seconds.
The following description will tell you how to install the STR function and use it.
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NOTE: To get Windows 98 to enable the ACPI BIOS function, you have to type the
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parameter after the setup command, for example, setup /p j. This command will let Windows
98 automatically install the necessary elements for the ACPI BIOS. If you have already
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installed Windows 98 without using this command, you have to re-install Windows 98 and
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use the /p j command. Otherwise, your Windows 98 ACPI function may not work.
As above note mentioned, you have to use the parameter come with the setup command to
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install your Windows 98. After you complete Windows 98 installation and reboot your
computer, you can see these items show up in the System Properties $ Device Manager:
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