Using The Wheel Mouse; Managing Power; Advanced Configuration And Power Interface (Acpi) Bios; Automatic Power-On Features - Lenovo ThinkStation P500 User Manual

• For Windows 7 or Windows 8.1: Use the Fingerprint Manager Pro or ThinkVantage Fingerprint Software
program provided by Lenovo. To open the program, see "Accessing a program on your computer" on
page 15. For more information about using the program, refer to the help system of the program.
• For Windows 10: Use the fingerprint tool provided by Windows. Click the Start button to open the Start
menu, and then click Settings ➙ Accounts ➙ Sign-in options. Follow the instructions on the screen.
To use the fingerprint reader, refer to the documentation shipped with the fingerprint keyboard or located on
the Lenovo Support Web site at http://www.lenovo.com/support/keyboards.

Using the wheel mouse

The wheel mouse has the following controls:
1 Primary mouse button: Use this button to select or start a program or menu item.
2 Wheel: Use the wheel to control the scrolling action of the mouse. The direction in which you rotate the
wheel controls the direction of the scrolling action.
3 Secondary mouse button: Use this button to display a menu for the active program, icon, or object.
You can switch the function of the primary and secondary mouse buttons and change other default behavior
through the Mouse Properties window. To open the Mouse Properties window, go to Control Panel, view
Control Panel by large icons or small icons, and then click Mouse.

Managing power

Power management reduces the power consumption of certain components of the computer such as the
system power supply, processor, hard disk drives, and some monitors.

Advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) BIOS

Being an ACPI BIOS system, the operating system is allowed to control the power management features
of the computer and the setting for Advanced Power Management (APM) BIOS mode is ignored. Not
all operating systems support ACPI BIOS mode.

Automatic Power-on features

The Automatic Power-On features within the Power Management menu allow you to enable and disable
features that turn on the computer automatically.
• Wake Up on Alarm: You can specify a date and time at which the computer will be turned on
automatically. This can be either a single event or a daily event.
• Wake on LAN: If the computer has a properly configured token-ring or Ethernet LAN adapter card that is
Wake on LAN-enabled and there is remote network management software, you can use the Wake on LAN
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