Computer Setup—Power

NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.

Table 3-5Computer Setup—Power

Option

Description

 

 

OS Power

Runtime Power Management— Enable/Disable. Allows certain operating systems to reduce

Management

processor voltage and frequency when the current software load does not require the full

 

capabilities of the processor. Default is enabled.

 

Idle Power Savings—Extended/Normal. Allows certain operating systems to decrease the

 

processors power consumption when the processor is idle. Default is extended.

 

Unique Sleep State Blink Rates—Enable/Disable. This feature is designed to provide a

 

visual indication of what sleep state the system is in. Each sleep state has a unique blink

 

pattern. Default is disabled.

 

S0 (On) = Solid green LED.

 

S3 (Stand By)= 3 blinks at 1Hz (50% duty cycle) followed by a pause of 2 seconds

 

 

(green LED) — repeated cycles of 3 blinks and a pause.

 

S4 (Hibernation)= 4 blinks at 1Hz (50% duty cycle) followed by a pause of 2 seconds

 

 

(green LED) — repeated cycles of 4 blinks and a pause.

 

S5 (Soft Off) = LED is off.

 

NOTE: If this feature is disabled, S4 and S5 both have the LED off. S1 (no longer

 

supported) and S3 use 1 blink per second.

 

 

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.

 

 

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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