Missing S3 option in BIOS ACPI menu

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    ohio MDL Novice

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    #1 ohio, Aug 27, 2013
    Last edited: Aug 28, 2013
    Hi,

    I have a Biostar H61MLV MB that I updated to the latest BIOS. Still, the ACPI menu in BIOS only shows the S1 and Suspend Disabled options. This makes the CPU fan stay on when I go into sleep mode using WinXP.

    My question is: Could this be a physical limitation in my MB? Or, could it be that Biostar is hiding the S3 option so that users upgrade to more expensive MBs? Or, could there be a different culprit?

    Bios Link: biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=564#dl

    Thanks.