Lenovo ThinkPad T430 - Page 135

Table5.Congmenuitems(continued)
Menuitem
Submenuitem
Value
Comments
Note:NVIDIAOptimus
shouldbeselectedonlyif
youareusingaWindows7
model.
OSDetectionforNVIDIA
Optimus
•Disabled
•Enabled
ThesystemBIOS
automaticallyswitches
theGraphicsDevice
settingtoNVIDIAOptimus
iftheoperatingsystem
supportsthefeature,and
toDiscreteGraphicsifthe
operatingsystemdoesnot
supportit.
IntelSpeedStep
®
technology
(IntelSpeedStepmounted
modelsonly)
•Disabled
•Enabled
ModeforAC
•MaximumPerformance
•BatteryOptimized
ModeforBattery
•MaximumPerformance
•BatteryOptimized
SelectthemodeofIntel
SpeedSteptechnologyat
runtime.
MaximumPerformance:
Alwayshighestspeed
BatteryOptimized:Always
lowestspeed
Disabled:Noruntime
support,lowestspeed
AdaptiveThermal
Management
SchemeforAC
•MaximizePerformance
•Balanced
SchemeforBattery
•MaximizePerformance
•Balanced
Selectathermal
managementscheme
touse.
MaximizePerformance:
ReduceCPUthrottling
Balanced:Balance
sound,temperature,and
performance
Note:Eachschemeaffects
fansound,temperature,
andperformance.
OpticalDriveSpeed
•HighPerformance
•Normal
•Silent
Setthespeedofthe
opticaldrivetothedesired
performance.
CPUPowerManagement
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisablethepower
savingfeaturethatstops
themicroprocessorclock
automaticallywhenthere
arenosystemactivities.
Normally,itisnotnecessary
tochangethesetting.
PCIExpressPower
Management
•Disabled
•Enabled
Enableordisableafeature
thatautomaticallyadjusts
powermanagementwhen
thereisnoPCIExpress
Power
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