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• 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. • 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) (available on some models) • Keyboard with fingerprint reader (shipped with some models) • Power-on password (POP), administrator password, and hard disk drive 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 • Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating system Operating system(s), certified or tested for compatibility (varies by model type) The operating system(s) listed here are being certified or tested for compatibility at the time this publication goes to press. Additional operating systems might be identified by Lenovo as compatible with your computer following the publication of this manual. This list is subject to change. To determine if an operating system has been certified or tested for compatibility, check the Web site of the operating system vendor. • Linux® Chapter 1. Product overview 11

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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.
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) (available on some models)
Keyboard with fingerprint reader (shipped with some models)
Power-on password (POP), administrator password, and hard disk drive 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
Microsoft Windows 8.1 operating system
Operating system(s), certified or tested for compatibility (varies by model type)
The operating system(s) listed here are being certified or tested for compatibility at the time this publication
goes to press. Additional operating systems might be identified by Lenovo as compatible with your computer
following the publication of this manual. This list is subject to change. To determine if an operating system
has been certified or tested for compatibility, check the Web site of the operating system vendor.
Linux
®
Chapter 1
.
Product overview
11