Supermicro X10DRi - Advanced Power Management

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X10DRi/X10DRi-T Motherboard User’s Manual
1-7 Advanced Power Management
The following new advanced power management features are supported by this
motherboard:
Intel
®
Intelligent Power Node Manager (NM) (Available
when the Supermicro Power Manager [SPM] is Installed)
The Intel
®
Intelligent Power Node Manager 3.0 (IPNM) provides your system with
real-time thermal control and power management for maximum energy efciency.
IPNM is supported by the motherboard; however, Node Manager support also
depends on the power supply used in the system.
Management Engine (ME)
The Management Engine, which is an ARC controller embedded in the PCH, pro-
vides Server Platform Services (SPS) to your system. The services provided by
SPS are different from those provided by the ME on client platforms.