Table 4. Config menu items (continued)

Menu item

Submenu item

Selection

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NVIDIA Optimus

runs as Integrated Graphics mode

 

 

 

 

and Discrete Graphics is enabled

 

 

 

 

on demand.

 

 

 

 

Note: NVIDIA Optimus should

 

 

 

 

only be selected if you are using a

 

 

 

 

Windows 7 model.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OS Detection for NVIDIA

Disabled

The system BIOS automatically

 

Optimus

Enabled

switches the Graphics Device

 

 

setting to NVIDIA Optimus if

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the operating system supports

 

 

 

 

the feature, and to Integrated

 

 

 

 

Graphics if the operating system

 

 

 

 

does not support it.

 

 

 

 

 

Power

Intel SpeedStep®

Disabled

Select the mode of Intel SpeedStep

 

technology (Intel

Enabled

technology at runtime.

 

SpeedStep mounted

 

 

 

 

Enabled: Always highest speed

 

models only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disabled: Always lowest speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical Drive Speed

High

Set the optical drive speed to the

 

 

 

Performance

desired performance.

 

 

Normal

 

 

 

Silent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPU Power Management

Disabled

Enable or disable the power

 

 

Enabled

saving feature that stops the

 

 

microprocessor clock automatically

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when there are no system activities.

 

 

 

 

Normally, it is not necessary to

 

 

 

 

change the setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCI Express Power

Disabled

Enable or disable a feature that

 

Management

Enabled

automatically adjusts power

 

 

management when there is no PCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Express activity. Normally, it is not

 

 

 

 

necessary to change the setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Express Card Speed

Generation 1

Set the transfer speed of the

 

 

Automatic

ExpressCard to the desired level

 

 

of performance. The Automatic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

option enables the ExpressCard

 

 

 

 

to specify the transfer speed it

 

 

 

 

supports.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power On with AC Attach

Disabled

Enable or disable a feature that

 

 

Enabled

powers on the system when the ac

 

 

power adapter is attached.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you select Enabled, the system

 

 

 

 

is powered on when the ac power

 

 

 

 

adapter is attached. When the

 

 

 

 

system is in hibernate state, the

 

 

 

 

system resumes.

 

 

 

 

If you select Disabled, the system

 

 

 

 

is not powered on nor resumed

 

 

 

 

 

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