Operation Manual

Display
•BootDisplayDevice
Values:ThinkPadLCD,ExternalDisplay,DisplayPort,Displayondock
Description:Selectthedisplaydevicethatyouwanttoactivateatboottime.
Note:ThisitemisavailableontheDiscreteGraphicsmode.
Thisselectioniseffectiveforboottime,passwordprompt,andThinkPadSetup.ExternalDisplay
correspondstoanexternaldisplayattachedtoUSBType-CconnectororHDMIconnectoronyour
computer.Ifmultipledisplaysareattached,thebootscreenappearsonthefirstrecognizedoneDisplay
PortcorrespondstotheMiniDisplayPortonyourcomputer.Displayondockcorrespondstothevideo
connectors(suchastheDisplayPort,DVI,orVGAconnectors)onadockingstation.
•GraphicsDevice
Values:DiscreteGraphics,HybridGraphics
Description:DiscreteGraphicsmodeprovidesbettergraphicsperformance.HybridGraphicsmodeworks
asintegratedgraphicsandconsumeslessbatterypower.
•SharedDisplayPriority
Values:DisplayPort,DisplayonDock
Description:Selecttheprioritybetweenshareddisplayoutputs.DisplayPortandDisplayonDocksharea
singledisplayoutput.Thisoptionchooseswhichoneisprioritized.
•TotalGraphicsMemory
Values:256MB,512MB
Description:AllocatethetotalmemorywhichIntel
®
internalgraphicsshares.
Note:Ifyouselect512MB,themaximumusablememorymightbereducedonthe32–bitoperating
system.
•GraphicsDevice
Values:HybridGraphics,DiscreteGraphics
Description:DiscreteGraphicsmodewillachievehighergraphicsperformance.HybridGraphicsmode
runsasIntegratedGraphicsmodetoachievelongerbatterylife,andDiscreteGraphicsisenabledon
demand.
•BootTimeExtension
Values:Disabled,1second,2seconds,3seconds,5seconds,10seconds,
Description:Duringthebootprocess,thecomputermightnotdetecttheexternalmonitorsthatneed
moretimetogetready.Selecthowlongyouwanttoextendthebootprocess.
Power
•Intel(R)SpeedSteptechnology
Values:Disabled,Enabled
Description:SelectthemodeofIntelSpeedSteptechnologyatruntime.
•AdaptiveThermalManagement
Values:MaximizePerformance,Balanced
Description:Selectathermalmanagementschemetouse.Theschemeaffectsfansound,temperature,
andperformance.
•CPUPowerManagement
Values:Disabled,Enabled
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