Lenovo ThinkStation P300 User Manual
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• Intel Matrix Storage Manager
Intel Matrix Storage Manager is a device driver that provides support for SATA RAID 5 arrays and SATA
RAID 10 arrays on specific Intel chipset system boards to enhance hard disk performance.
• Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
The Preboot Execution Environment is an environment to start computers using a network interface
independent of data storage devices (such as the hard disk drive) or installed operating systems.
• Intelligent Cooling Engine (ICE)
The Intelligent Cooling Engine is a system thermal management solution that enables your computer
to run with better thermal and acoustic performance. The ICE function also monitors the thermal
performance of your computer to identify thermal problems. For more information, see “ICE performance
mode” on page 41 and “ICE thermal alert” on page 41.
• System Management (SM) Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) and SM software
The SM BIOS specification defines data structures and access methods in a BIOS that allows a user or
application to store and retrieve information specific about the computer in question.
• 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 is usually sent by a program running on another
computer on the same local area network.
• 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.
Security features
• Ability to enable and disable a device
• Ability to enable and disable USB connectors individually
• Computrace Agent software embedded in firmware
• Cover presence switch (also called intrusion switch)
• Keyboard with fingerprint reader (shipped with some models)
• Power-on password (POP), administrator password, and hard disk password to deter unauthorized
use of your computer
• Startup sequence control
• Startup without keyboard or mouse
• Support for a cable lock
• Support for a Kensington-style cable lock
• Support for a padlock
• Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
For more information, see Chapter 4 “Security” on page 31.
Preinstalled operating system
Your computer is preinstalled with one of the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows 7 operating system
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