•Pressingthepowerswitch
•Enablingthewakeuponalarmfeature
Thewakeuponalarmfeatureenablesyourcomputertowakeupatasettime.Toenablethewake
uponalarmfeature,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.
2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectPower➙AutomaticPowerOn,andpressEnter.
3.SelectWakeUponAlarmandpressEnter.Thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
4.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.PressEnterwhenpromptedto
conrmtheexit.
•Enablingtheafterpowerlossfeature
Theafterpowerlossfeatureenablesyourcomputertowakeupwhenthepowersupplyresumesaftera
suddenlossofelectricity.Toenabletheafterpowerlossfeature,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.
2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectPower➙AfterPowerLoss,andpressEnter.
3.SelectPowerOnandpressEnter.
4.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.PressEnterwhenpromptedto
conrmtheexit.
ICEperformancemode
YoucanadjusttheacousticandthermalperformanceofyourcomputerthroughtheICEPerformance
Modemenu.Threeoptionsareavailable:
•BetterAcousticPerformance(defaultsetting)
Ifthisoptionisenabled,yourcomputerwilloperatewithlessnoiseatanormalthermallevel.
•BetterThermalPerformance
Ifthisoptionisenabled,yourcomputerwilloperateatabetterthermallevelwithnormalacoustic
performance.
•FullSpeed
Ifthisoptionisenabled,allfansinthecomputerwillrunatfullspeed.
ToconguretheICEperformancemode,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage87.
2.FromtheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu,selectPower.
3.SelectIntelligentCoolingEngine(ICE).TheIntelligentCoolingEngine(ICE)windowisdisplayed.
4.SelectICEPerformanceMode.TheICEPerformanceModewindowisdisplayed.
5.SelectBetterAcousticPerformance,BetterThermalPerformance,orFullSpeedasdesired.
6.PressF10tosavechangesandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.See“ExitingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage92.
ICEthermalalert
YoucanmonitorthethermalfunctionofyourcomputerundercriticalthermalsituationsthroughtheICE
ThermalAlertmenu.Twochoicesareavailable:
•Enabled(defaultsetting)
•Disabled
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