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Computer Setup—Power
NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.
Table 3-5 Computer Setup—Power
Option | Description | |
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OS Power | ● Idle Power | |
Management | processors power consumption when the processor is idle. Default is extended. | |
| ● Runtime Power Management— Enable/Disable. Allows certain operating systems to reduce | |
| processor voltage and frequency when the current software load does not require the full | |
| capabilities of the processor. Default is enabled. | |
| ● Unique Sleep State Blink | |
| visual indication of what sleep state the system is in. Each sleep state has a unique blink | |
| pattern. Default is disabled. | |
| NOTE: For Windows 8 systems with Fast Boot support, a normal shutdown goes to the S4 | |
| state, not the S5 state. | |
| ◦ | S0 (On) = Solid green LED. |
| ◦ | S3 (Stand By)= 3 blinks at 1Hz (50% duty cycle) followed by a pause of 2 seconds |
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| (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 |
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| (green LED) — repeated cycles of 4 blinks and a pause. |
| ◦ | 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. | |
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. |
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| 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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