Advanced Power Management; Intel ® Intelligent Power Node Manager (Nm) (Available When The Nmview Utility Is Installed); Management Engine (Me); Overview Of The Nuvoton Wpcm450 Controller - Supero X9DRL-EF User Manual

X9DRL-7F/X9DRL-EF Motherboard User's Manual
It is strongly recommended that you use a high quality power supply that meets ATX
power supply Specification 2.02 or above. It must also be SSI compliant. (For more
information, please refer to the website at http://www.ssiforum.org/). Additionally, in
areas where noisy power transmission is present, you may choose to install a line
filter to shield the computer from noise. It is recommended that you also install a
power surge protector to help avoid problems caused by power surges.
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Advanced Power Management

The following new advanced power management features are supported by this
motherboard:
Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager (NM) (Available
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when the NMView Utility is Installed)
The Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager (IPNM) provides your system with
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real-time thermal control and power management for maximum energy efficiency.
Although IPNM Specification Version 1.5/2.0 is supported by the BMC (Baseboard
Management Controller), your system must also have IPNM-compatible Manage-
ment Engine (ME) firmware installed to use this feature.
Note: Support for IPNM Specification Version 1.5 or Vision 2.0 depends
on the power supply used in the system.

Management Engine (ME)

The Management Engine, which is an ARC controller embedded in the PCH, pro-
vides Server Platform Services (SPS) to your system. The services provided by
SPS are different from those provided by the ME on client platforms.
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Overview of the Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller

The Nuvoton WPCM450 Controller, a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC),
supports 2D/VGA-compatible Graphic Cores with PCI interface, creating multi-media
virtualization via Keyboard/Video/Mouse Redirection (KVMR). The WPCM450R
Controller is ideal for remote system management.
The WPCM450 Controller interfaces with the host system via PCI connections
to communicate with the graphics cores. It supports USB 2.0 and 1.1 for remote
keyboard/mouse/virtual media emulation. It also provides LPC interface support to
control Super IO functions. The WPCM450 Controller is connected to the network
via an external Ethernet PHY module or shared NCSI connections.
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