Computer Setup—Power
NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.
Table 6-5 Computer Setup—Power
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OS Power Management | ● | Idle Power | |
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| processors power consumption when the processor is idle. Default is extended. | |
| ● | Runtime Power Management— Enable/Disable. Allows certain operating systems to reduce | |
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| processor voltage and frequency when the current software load does not require the full | |
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| capabilities of the processor. Default is enabled. | |
| ● | Unique Sleep State Blink | |
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| indication of what sleep state the system is in. Each sleep state has a unique blink pattern. Default | |
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| is disabled. | |
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| NOTE: For Windows 8 systems with Fast Boot support, a normal shutdown goes to the S4 state, | |
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| not the S5 state. | |
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| ◦ | S0 (On) = Solid white LED. |
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| ◦ | S3 (Stand By)= 3 blinks at 1Hz (50% duty cycle) followed by a pause of 2 seconds (white LED) |
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| — repeated cycles of 3 blinks and a pause. |
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| ◦ | S4 (Hibernation)= 4 blinks at 1Hz (50% duty cycle) followed by a pause of 2 seconds (white |
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| LED) — repeated cycles of 4 blinks and a pause. |
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| ◦ | S5 (Soft Off) = LED is off. |
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Hardware Power | SATA Power Management – Enables or disables SATA bus and/or device power management. Default is | ||
Management | enabled. |
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| S5 Maximum Power Savings – Turns off power to all nonessential hardware when system is off to meet | ||
| EUP Lot 6 requirement of less than 0.5 Watt power usage. Default is disabled. | ||
| PCI Express x16 Slot 1 – Sets Active State Power Management (ASPM) of the bus. ASPM lets you set lower | ||
| power modes that activate when the bus is not being used. Options are Disabled, LOs, L1, LOs and L1. | ||
| Default is ASPM Disabled. | ||
| PCI Express x1 Slot 1 – Sets Active State Power Management (ASPM) of the bus. ASPM lets you set lower | ||
| power modes that activate when the bus is not being used. Options are Disabled, LOs, L1, LOs and L1. | ||
| Default is ASPM Disabled. | ||
| Network Controller – Sets ASPM of the bus. ASPM lets you set lower power modes that activate when the | ||
| bus is not being used. Options are Disabled, LOs, L1, LOs and L1. Default is ASPM Disabled. | ||
| USB 3.0 Controller – Sets ASPM of the bus. ASPM lets you set lower power modes that activate when the | ||
| bus is not being used. Options are Disabled, LOs, L1, LOs and L1. Default is ASPM Disabled. | ||
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Thermal | Fan idle | ||
| NOTE: | This setting only changes the minimum fan speed. The fans are still automatically controlled. | |
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