Lenovo ThinkCentre M83, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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2. From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Power ➙ After Power Loss , and press Enter.
3. Select Power On and press Enter.
4. Press F10 to save changes and exit the Setup Utility program. Press Enter when prompted to
confirm the exit.
ICE performance mode
You can adjust the acoustic and thermal performance of your computer through the ICE Performance
Mode menu. Two choices are available:
• Better Acoustic Performance (default setting)
• Better Thermal Performance
By enabling Better Acoustic Performance , your computer will run with less noise at a normal thermal
level. By enabling Better Thermal Performance , your computer will run at a better thermal level with
normal acoustic performance.
To configure the ICE performance mode, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 55.
2. From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Power .
3. Select Intelligent Cooling Engine (ICE) . The Intelligent Cooling Engine (ICE) window is displayed.
4. Select ICE Performance Mode . The ICE Performance Mode window is displayed.
5. Select Better Acoustic Performance or Better Thermal Performance as desired.
6. Press F10 to save changes and exit the Setup Utility program. See “Exiting the Setup Utility program”
on page 60.
ICE thermal alert
You can monitor the thermal function of your computer under critical thermal situations through the ICE
Thermal Alert menu. Two choices are available:
• Enabled (default setting)
• Disabled
After enabling the ICE thermal alert function, when critical thermal situations occur, such as malfunctioning
fans, abnormally high temperature, and poor cooling performances, an alert log will be written into the
Windows system log. The alert log can help you identify the thermal problems.
To configure the ICE thermal alert function, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 55.
2. From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Power .
3. Select Intelligent Cooling Engine (ICE) . The Intelligent Cooling Engine (ICE) window is displayed.
4. Select ICE Thermal Alert . The ICE Thermal Alert window is displayed.
5. Select Enabled or Disabled as desired.
6. Press F10 to save changes and exit the Setup Utility program. See “Exiting the Setup Utility program”
on page 60.
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Using the Setup Utility program
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