Enable Or Disable The Ice Thermal Alert Feature; Change The Ice Performance Mode; Change The Fan Speed Level - Lenovo 11A9000DUK User Manual

1. Go to Control Panel and view by large icons or small icons.
2. Click Power Options ➙ Choose what the power buttons do ➙ Change settings that are currently
unavailable.
3. Clear the Turn on fast startup (recommended) option from the Shutdown settings list.
4. Disable the smart power-on feature.

Enable or disable the ICE thermal alert feature

With the ICE thermal alert feature enabled, an alert log will be written into the Windows system log when a
critical thermal situation occurs. The alert log can help you identify thermal problems, such as malfunctioning
fans, abnormally high temperature, or poor cooling performances.
To enable or disable the ICE thermal alert feature:
1. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 or Fn+F1.
2. Select Power ➙ Intelligent Cooling Engine (ICE) and press Enter.
3. Select ICE Thermal Alert and press Enter.
4. Enable or disable the feature as desired.
5. Press F10 or Fn+F10 to save the changes and exit.

Change the ICE performance mode

You can adjust the acoustic and thermal performance of your computer by changing the ICE performance
mode. Three choices are available:
• Better Acoustic Performance (default setting): The computer works with less noise at a normal thermal
level.
• Better Thermal Performance: The computer works at a better thermal level with normal acoustic
performance.
• Full Speed: All fans in the computer will run at full speed.
To change the ICE performance mode:
1. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 or Fn+F1.
2. Select Power ➙ Intelligent Cooling Engine (ICE) and press Enter.
3. Select ICE Performance Mode and press Enter.
4. Set the ICE performance mode as desired.
5. Press F10 or Fn+F10 to save the changes and exit.

Change the fan speed level

You can change the fan speed level, from level 1 to level 7, to adjust the thermal performance of your
computer. A higher fan speed level indicates better thermal performance with more noise.
To change the fan speed level:
1. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 or Fn+F1.
2. Select Power ➙ Fan Control Stepping and press Enter.
3. Set the fan speed level as desired.
4. Press F10 or Fn+F10 to save the changes and exit.
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