Lenovo M5800 Desktop - Manual (Page 33)

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 19.
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 23.
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 19.
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 23.
Exiting the Setup Utility program
After you finish viewing or changing settings, press Esc to return to the Setup Utility program main menu.
You might have to press Esc several times. Do one of the following:
• If you want to save the new settings, press F10 to save changes and exit the Setup Utility program.
• If you do not want to save the settings, select Exit ➙ Discard Changes and Exit, and then press Enter.
When the Reset Without Saving window shows, select Yes, and then press Enter to exit the Setup
Utility program.
• If you want to return to the default settings, press F9 to load the default settings, and then press F10 to
save and exit the Setup Utility program.
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