Intelligent Cooling; Manage Power; Check The Battery Status - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 User Manual

– Off: Disable noise suppression.
– Low: Suppress low-level background noise.
– High: Suppress all non-speech background noise.
Note: The feature does not work when Dolby Voice is off. Click the link in NOISE SUPPRESSION to help
you enable it.
• Quick Clean
You can temporarily disable the keyboard, screen, trackpad, and TrackPoint pointing device to clean your
computer.
Note: The features may vary due to periodic updates. For details of the version installed on your computer,
click the flyout at the top-right corner of the page and click LEARN MORE.

Intelligent Cooling

The Intelligent Cooling feature helps you adjust power consumption, fan speed, computer temperature, and
performance.
You can press F8 or do the following to switch among preferred modes:
1. Right-click the battery icon in the task bar to access power and sleep settings.
2. Locate the Power section and select a preferred mode.
Mode
Best power efficiency
Balanced
Best performance
Note: Balanced mode is the default setting in both ac and dc power mode.

Manage power

Use the information in this section to achieve the best balance between performance and power efficiency.

Check the battery status

Go to Settings ➙ System to check the battery status. For more details about your battery, refer to the
Vantage app.
Recommended scenario
• You want the computer to be quieter and cooler.
• You want to maximize the battery life.
• You plan to frequently switch between different computer tasks
over a period time.
• You prefer to balance device performance with temperature and
fan noise.
• You want the computer to achieve the best performance.
• Your computer is connected to ac power adapter.
• Louder fan noise and higher temperature are acceptable to you.
Note: Avoid keeping your hands, your lap, or any other part of
your body in contact with a hot section of the computer for 10
seconds or longer.
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