Table 3-4Computer Setup—Power (continued)

Hardware Power

SATA Power Management – Enables or disables SATA bus and/or device power management.

Management

Default is enabled.

 

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.

 

 

Thermal

Fan idle mode—This bar graph controls the minimum permitted fan speed.

 

NOTE: This setting only changes the minimum fan speed. The fans are still automatically

 

controlled.

 

 

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