•BetterThermalPerformance:Thecomputerworksatabetterthermallevelwithnormalacoustic
performance.
Toswitchbetweenbetteracousticperformanceandbetterthermalperformance,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.
2.SelectPower➙IntelligentCoolingEngine(ICE)andpressEnter.
3.SelectICEPerformanceModeandpressEnter.
4.SelectBetterAcousticPerformanceorBetterThermalPerformanceasdesiredandpressEnter.
5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.
Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
Enablingordisablingthesystemtorecordthermalalertlogs
WhentheICEthermalalertfeatureisenabled,ifacriticalthermalsituationoccurs,analertlogiswritteninto
theWindowssystemlog.Thealertlogcanhelpyouidentifythermalproblems,suchasmalfunctioningfans,
abnormallyhightemperature,orpoorcoolingperformances.
Toenableordisablethesystemtorecordthermalalertlogs,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.
2.SelectPower➙IntelligentCoolingEngine(ICE)andpressEnter.
3.SelectICEThermalAlertandpressEnter.
4.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.
5.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.
Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
Enablingordisablingtheconfigurationchangedetection
Whentheconfigurationchangedetectionisenabled,ifthePOSTdetectsconfigurationchangesofsome
hardwaredevices(suchasstoragedrivesormemorymodules),anerrormessageisdisplayed.
Toenableordisabletheconfigurationchangedetection,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35.
2.SelectSecurity➙ConfigurationChangeDetectionandpressEnter.
3.SelectthedesiredsettingandpressEnter.
4.TosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10,selectYesinthewindowdisplayed,
andpressEnter.
Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F10toexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
Tobypasstheerrormessageandlogintotheoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:
•PresstheF2key.
Note:Forsomekeyboards,youmightneedtopressFn+F2tobypasstheerrormessage.
•StartandthenexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage35
and
“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage41.
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