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Select Manageability Feature Selection, the Intel ME manageability feature menu displays. You are able to select any of the following three manageability features: v ASF: Alert Standard Format. ASF is a standardized corporate assets management technology. Intel ICH10 platform supports ASF specification 2.0. v Intel AMT: Intel Active Management Technology. It is an improved corporate assets management technology. Intel ICH10 platform supports Intel AMT 5.0. v None: After you entered the Intel AMT and saved the configurations, you will still see these three options: ASF, Intel AMT, and None. If None is selected, a warning message will display indicating the Intel AMT will be unprovisioned. There will be no manageability feature provided. The management applications will not be allowed to use the Intel ME, although the Intel ME firmware is still enabled and running. Intel Quiet System Technology Intel Quiet System Technology (Intel QST) is the advanced system temperature and fan speed control technology of Intel, which utilizes the internal and external thermal sensors to optimize the acoustic and thermal performance of the system in both steady state and transient power conditions. Select Intel Quiet System Technology. You are able to set the state of Intel QST feature to Enabled or Disabled. Enabled = Intel Quiet System Technology is enabled Disabled = Intel Quiet System Technology is disabled Return to Previous Menu Enables you to return to the previous menu. Intel ME Power Control Intel ME Power Control menu enables you to configure the ME power control policies. Select Intel ME Power Control → Intel ME ON in Host Sleep States, the power package selection window displays. This power package selection will determine when the Intel ME is turned ON. By default the power package turns off the Intel ME in all the Sx (S3/S4/S5) states. You can choose which power package is used depending on your system usage. For details of every power package option, see the following table: Table 3. Supported Power Packages Power 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Package S0 ON ON ON ON ON ON ON S3 OFF ON ON ME WoL ME WoL ON ME WoL S4/S5 OFF OFF ON OFF ME WoL ON ME WoL ME OFF NO NO NO NO NO YES YES After Power Loss If set to OFF After Power Loss, Intel ME will remain off after returning from a G3 (AC power lost) state. If the power package selected does not indicate OFF After 12 ThinkCentre M58p with Intel AMT White Paper

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Select
Manageability
Feature
Selection
,
the
Intel
ME
manageability
feature
menu
displays.
You
are
able
to
select
any
of
the
following
three
manageability
features:
v
ASF
:
Alert
Standard
Format.
ASF
is
a
standardized
corporate
assets
management
technology.
Intel
ICH10
platform
supports
ASF
specification
2.0.
v
Intel
AMT
:
Intel
Active
Management
Technology.
It
is
an
improved
corporate
assets
management
technology.
Intel
ICH10
platform
supports
Intel
AMT
5.0.
v
None
:
After
you
entered
the
Intel
AMT
and
saved
the
configurations,
you
will
still
see
these
three
options:
ASF
,
Intel
AMT
,
and
None
.
If
None
is
selected,
a
warning
message
will
display
indicating
the
Intel
AMT
will
be
unprovisioned.
There
will
be
no
manageability
feature
provided.
The
management
applications
will
not
be
allowed
to
use
the
Intel
ME,
although
the
Intel
ME
firmware
is
still
enabled
and
running.
Intel
Quiet
System
Technology
Intel
Quiet
System
Technology
(Intel
QST)
is
the
advanced
system
temperature
and
fan
speed
control
technology
of
Intel,
which
utilizes
the
internal
and
external
thermal
sensors
to
optimize
the
acoustic
and
thermal
performance
of
the
system
in
both
steady
state
and
transient
power
conditions.
Select
Intel
Quiet
System
Technology
.
You
are
able
to
set
the
state
of
Intel
QST
feature
to
Enabled
or
Disabled
.
Enabled
=
Intel
Quiet
System
Technology
is
enabled
Disabled
=
Intel
Quiet
System
Technology
is
disabled
Return
to
Previous
Menu
Enables
you
to
return
to
the
previous
menu.
Intel
ME
Power
Control
Intel
ME
Power
Control
menu
enables
you
to
configure
the
ME
power
control
policies.
Select
Intel
ME
Power
Control
Intel
ME
ON
in
Host
Sleep
States
,
the
power
package
selection
window
displays.
This
power
package
selection
will
determine
when
the
Intel
ME
is
turned
ON.
By
default
the
power
package
turns
off
the
Intel
ME
in
all
the
Sx
(S3/S4/S5)
states.
You
can
choose
which
power
package
is
used
depending
on
your
system
usage.
For
details
of
every
power
package
option,
see
the
following
table:
Table
3.
Supported
Power
Packages
Power
Package
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
S0
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
S3
OFF
ON
ON
ME
WoL
ME
WoL
ON
ME
WoL
S4/S5
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ME
WoL
ON
ME
WoL
ME
OFF
After
Power
Loss
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
If
set
to
OFF
After
Power
Loss
,
Intel
ME
will
remain
off
after
returning
from
a
G3
(AC
power
lost)
state.
If
the
power
package
selected
does
not
indicate
OFF
After
12
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M58p
with
Intel
AMT
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Paper