Lenovo ThinkCentre M73 - ICE Performance Mode; ICE Thermal Alert

•Pressingthepowerswitch
•Enablingthewakeuponalarmfeature
Thewakeuponalarmfeatureenablesyourcomputertowakeupatasettime.Toenablethewake
uponalarmfeature,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.
2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectPower➙AutomaticPowerOn,andpressEnter.
3.SelectWakeUponAlarmandpressEnter.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
4.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.PressEnterwhenpromptedto
confirmtheexit.
•Enablingtheafterpowerlossfeature
Theafterpowerlossfeatureenablesyourcomputertowakeupwhenthepowersupplyresumesaftera
suddenlossofelectricity.Toenabletheafterpowerlossfeature,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.
2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectPower➙AfterPowerLoss,andpressEnter.
3.SelectPowerOnandpressEnter.
4.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.PressEnterwhenpromptedto
confirmtheexit.
ICEperformancemode
YoucanadjusttheacousticandthermalperformanceofyourcomputerthroughtheICEPerformance
Modemenu.Twochoicesareavailable:
•BetterAcousticPerformance(defaultsetting)
•BetterThermalPerformance
ByenablingBetterAcousticPerformance,yourcomputerwillrunwithlessnoiseatanormalthermal
level.ByenablingBetterThermalPerformance,yourcomputerwillrunatabetterthermallevelwith
normalacousticperformance.
ToconfiguretheICEperformancemode,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage89.
2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectPower.
3.SelectIntelligentCoolingEngine(ICE).TheIntelligentCoolingEngine(ICE)windowisdisplayed.
4.SelectICEPerformanceMode.TheICEPerformanceModewindowisdisplayed.
5.SelectBetterAcousticPerformanceorBetterThermalPerformanceasdesired.
6.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingfromtheSetupUtility
program”onpage94.
ICEthermalalert
YoucanmonitorthethermalfunctionofyourcomputerundercriticalthermalsituationsthroughtheICE
ThermalAlertmenu.Twochoicesareavailable:
•Enabled(defaultsetting)
•Disabled
Chapter7.UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram93