User's Guide

Use the Intelligent Cooling feature
Intelligent cooling feature helps you adjust fan speed, computer temperature and performance. This feature
works in auto mode by default. Press Fn+T to switch between manual mode and auto mode.
When in manual mode
The Intelligent Cooling feature enables your computer to work in the following three modes:
• Quiet mode
: Your computer works with the least fan noise.
• Balanced mode
: Your computer works with balanced performance and noise.
• Performance mode
: Your computer works with the highest performance and normal noise.
When in auto mode
• Auto battery mode
enables your computer to switch between quite mode or battery mode based on
the amount of system activity.
• Auto performance mode
enables your computer to switch between quite mode, balanced mode or
performance mode based on the amount of system activity.
on ac power on battery power
For computer models installed with Linux operating system, the computer always starts up in performance
mode by default without power slider bar for selection. Do the following to switch to the preferred mode:
• Press Fn+L to switch to quiet mode.
• Press Fn+M to switch to balanced mode.
• Press Fn+H to switch to performance mode.
When in auto mode:
The Intelligent Cooling feature enables your computer to work in the following two modes automatically:
• Auto battery mode
: Your computer is automatically adjusted to quite mode or battery mode based on
the amount of system activity.
• Auto performance mode
: Your computer is automatically adjusted to quite mode, balanced mode or
performance mode based on the amount of system activity.
on ac power on battery power
Note: The computer models installed with Linux operating system does not support the auto mode of
Intelligent Cooling feature.
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