Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Manual
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Quick Start Guide
- Chapter 2: Storage Devices, Mouse, Audio & Printer
- Chapter 3: Power Management
- Chapter 4: Drivers & Utilities
- RAID & AHCI Setup
- What to Install
- Driver Installation
- Manual Driver Installation
- Updating/Reinstalling Individual Drivers
- User Account Control
- Windows Security Message
- New Hardware Found
- Driver Installation Procedure
- Chipset
- Video (VGA)
- LAN
- Card Reader
- TouchPad
- Hot Key
- USB 3.0
- MEI Driver
- Audio
- Optional Drivers
- PC Camera
- Wireless LAN
- Fingerprint Reader Module
- Bluetooth Module
- Chapter 5: BIOS Utilities
- Overview
- The Power-On Self Test (POST)
- The Setup Utility
- Main Menu
- System Time & Date (Main Menu)
- SATA Port # (Main Menu)
- System/Extended Memory (Main Menu)
- BIOS Revision/ KBC/EC firmware Revision / VGA Card etc. (Main Menu)
- Advanced Menu
- Advanced Chipset Control (Advanced Menu)
- Bluetooth Power Setting (Advanced Menu > Advanced Chipset Control)
- SATA Mode (Advanced Menu)
- Power On Boot Beep (Advanced Menu)
- Battery Low Alarm Beep (Advanced Menu)
- Launch PXE OpROM (Advanced Menu)
- Security Menu
- Set Supervisor Password (Security Menu)
- Set User Password (Security Menu)
- Password on boot (Security Menu)
- Trusted Computing (Security Menu)
- TPM State (Security Menu > TPM Support Enabled)
- Pending TPM operation (Security Menu > TPM Support & TPM State Enabled)
- Boot Menu
- Boot Option Priorities (Boot Menu)
- Save & Exit Menu
- Chapter 6: Upgrading The Computer
- Chapter 7: Modules
- Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
- Appendix A: Interface (Ports & Jacks)
- Appendix B: Control Center
- Appendix C: NVIDIA Video Driver Controls
- NVIDIA Video Driver Installation
- NVIDIA Control Panel
- Display Devices
- Display Modes
- Configuring an External Display (NVIDIA)
- Attaching Other Displays (Win 7)
- SLI Multi GPU Configuration
- SLI Multi GPU Configuration & Power
- Manage 3D Settings
- Adjust Video Settings
- HDMI Audio Configuration
- HDCP Status
- NVIDIA 3D Shutter Glasses Kit
- Stereoscopic 3D Hardware Setup
- Viewing Angles
- Set Up Stereoscopic 3D
- Appendix D: Specifications

Power Management
3 - 10 Configuring the Power Buttons
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Power Conservation Modes
This system supports Energy Star power management features that place comput-
ers (CPU, hard drive, etc.) into a low-power sleep modes after a designated period
of inactivity. Adjust Power Conservation Modes from the Control Center:
1. Press the Fn + Esc key combination to toggle the Control Center on/off.
2. Click either the Performance, Balanced or Energy Star button.
3. Click in a blank area of the icon or press a key on the keyboard to exit Power
Conservation Mode without making any changes.
Power Conservation
Modes
The Energy Star setting
will result in maximum
power saving, but with
the possible loss of
some performance.
Setting the mode to Bal-
ance will give power
saving matched with
performance.
Performance will give
optimum computer per-
formance but with less
power conservation.
Figure 3 - 5
Control Center