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Power Settings#

General#

Intel (R) SpeedStep Technology#

Whether to switch on Intel (R) SteedStep Technology at runtime.

Possible options:

  1. On – Default.
  2. Off
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP AMD/Intel
SpeedStep Disable, Enable No Intel

Scheme for AC#

Select thermal management scheme.

Attention

Each scheme affects fan sound, temperature, and performance.

Possible options:

  1. Maximize Performance - reduces CPU throttling. Default.
  2. Balanced - balanced sound, temperature, and performance.
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP AMD/Intel
AdaptiveThermalManagementAC MaximizePerformance, Balanced No Both

Scheme for Battery#

Select thermal management scheme.

Attention

Each scheme affects fan sound, temperature, and performance.

Possible options:

  1. Maximize Performance - reduces CPU throttling.
  2. Balanced - balanced sound, temperature, and performance. Default.
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP AMD/Intel
AdaptiveThermalManagementBattery MaximizePerformance, Balanced No Both

Intelligent Cooling Boost#

Whether to improve power efficiency by limiting system power based on the selected OS application, when Intelligent Cooling is on.

Attention

This feature is Windows only.

For more details about Intelligent Cooling mode, please refer to Vantage or the user guide.

Possible options:

  1. On - Default.
  2. Off.
WMI Setting name Values SVP or SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
IntelligentCoolingBoost Disable, Enable Yes Both

CPU Power Management#

Whether to shut down the microprocessor clock automatically when there are no system activities, for power saving.

Attention

Normally, it is not necessary to change this setting.

Possible options:

  1. Automatic - Default.
  2. Disabled
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP AMD/Intel
CPUPowerManagement Disable, Automatic No Both

Power On with AC Attach#

Whether to power on the system when AC is attached.

Attention

If the system is in hibernate state, the system resumes upon AC connect.

Possible options:

  1. Enabled
  2. Disabled - Default.
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP AMD/Intel
OnByAcAttach Disable, Enable No Both

Sleep State#

Optimized Sleep States.

Attention

  • Sleep State for Windows® and versions of Linux are compatible with Suspend-to-Idle.
  • Optimized Sleep State for S3 are not compatible with Suspend-to-Idle.
  • Windows® OS should be used with Windows setting only.

The possible setting values may vary by model and newer systems may not include this setting. Always verify on a targeted system before deploying.

Possible options:

  1. Windows and Linux - Default.
  2. Linux S3
WMI Setting name Values SVP or SMP Req'd AMD/Intel
SleepState Linux, Windows, Windows10 Yes Both

Disable Built-in Battery#

Temporarily disables the battery to service the system.

This option requires additional confirmation.

Attention

  • After selecting this item, the system will be automatically powered off, ready to be serviced.
  • The battery will be automatically enabled when the AC adapter is reconnected.

Automatic Power On#

Wake Up on Alarm#

Define when the system will turn on automatically.

Attention

Wake up will only occur on AC power. Values for the Wake Up on Alarm group of settings can be overwritten by the operating system.

Possible options:

  1. Disabled - the system will not turn on automatically. Default.
  2. Single Event - the system will turn on one-time on the specified day and time.
  3. Daily Event - the system will turn on every day at the specified time.
  4. Weekly Event - the system will turn on every week on the specified day and time.
  5. User Defined - this option enables ‘User Defined Alarm’ group of settings.
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP AMD/Intel
WakeUponAlarm Disable, UserDefined, WeeklyEvent, DailyEvent, SingleEvent Yes Both

Alarm Date (MM/DD/YYYY)#

Select the exact day for the system to turn on.

Attention

Active only when Wake Up on Alarm has value Single Event.

Possible options:

  1. N/A – Default.

  2. MM/DD/YYYY:

    a. MM – Months: January to December

    b. DD – Date: 1 ~ 31

    c. YYYY – Year: 1980 ~ 2099

WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP AMD/Intel
AlarmDate MM/DD/YYYY Yes Both

Alarm Time (HH : MM : SS)#

Select the exact time for the system to turn on.

Attention

Active when Wake Up on Alarm has one of the values:

  • Single Event
  • Daily Event
  • Weekly Event

Possible options:

  1. N/A – Default

  2. HH : MM : SS

    a. HH - Hour: 00 ~ 23

    b. MM - Minute: 00 ~ 59

    c. SS - Second: 00 ~ 59

WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP AMD/Intel
AlarmTime HH/MM/SS Yes Both

Alarm Day of Week#

Select the exact day for the system to turn on.

Attention

Active only when Wake Up on Alarm has value Weekly Event.

Possible options:

  1. N/A – Default
  2. Sunday
  3. Monday
  4. Tuesday
  5. Wednesday
  6. Thursday
  7. Friday
  8. Saturday
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP AMD/Intel
AlarmDayofWeek Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Yes Both

Automatic Power On - User Defined Alarm#

Sunday - Saturday#

Whether the system will turn on automatically on this day.

Possible options:

  1. Off - Default.
  2. On
WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP AMD/Intel
UserDefinedAlarmSunday Disable, Enable Yes Both

Attention

The WMI setting name shown here is for Sunday. For other days of the week, change Sunday to the desired day.

User Defined Alarm Time (HH : MM : SS)#

Select the exact time for the system to turn on.

Possible options:

  1. HH : MM : SS

    a. HH - Hour: 00 ~ 23

    b. MM - Minute: 00 ~ 59

    c. SS - Second: 00 ~ 59

WMI Setting name Values Locked by SVP AMD/Intel
UserDefinedAlarmTime HH/MM/SS Yes Both