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• Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) (available on some models)
Intel Active Management Technology is hardware- and firmware-based technology that makes computers
easier and less expensive for businesses to monitor, maintain, update, upgrade, and repair.
• Intel Matrix Storage Manager
Intel Matrix Storage Manager is a device driver that provides support for Serial Advanced Technology
Attachment (SATA) Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) 5 arrays and SATA RAID 10 arrays on
specific Intel chipset system boards to enhance hard disk performance.
• Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
Preboot Execution Environment enables computers to start through a network interface independent of
data storage drives (such as hard disk drives) or installed operating systems.
• System Management (SM) Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) and SM software
The SMBIOS specification defines data structures and access methods that can be used to read
management data stored in the BIOS of a computer.
• Wake on LAN
Wake on LAN is an Ethernet computer networking standard that allows a computer to be turned on
or woken up by a network message. The message usually is sent by a program running on another
computer on the same LAN.
• Wake on Ring
Wake on Ring, sometimes referred to as Wake on Modem, is a specification that allows supported
computers and devices to resume from sleep or hibernation mode.
• Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Windows Management Instrumentation is a set of extensions to the Windows Driver Model. It provides an
operating system interface through which instrumented components provide information and notification.
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