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Power state summary, Thermal power control – Asus G2K User Manual

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Using the Notebook PC

Thermal Power Control

There are three power control methods for controlling the Notebook PC’s thermal state. These power

control cannot be configured by the user and should be known in case the Notebook PC should enter

these states. The following temperatures represent the chassis temperature (not CPU).
• The fan turns ON for active cooling when the temperature reaches the safe upper limit.
• The CPU decreases speed for passive cooling when the temperature exceeds the safe upper limit.
• The system shut down for critical cooling when temperature exceeds the maximum safe upper

limit.

Power State Summary

STATE

ENTRY EVENT

EXIT EVENT

“Stand by”

• “Stand by” through Windows Start button

• Timer as set though “Power Management” in

Windows Control Panel (higher priority)

• Any device

• Battery low

STR (“Stand by”)

(Suspend-to-RAM)

• Hotkey (see “Colored Hotkeys” under “Special

Keyboard Functions” in the previous section)

• Signal from modem port

• Power button or any key

STD (“Hibernate”)

(Suspend-to-Disk)

• Hotkey (see “Colored Hotkeys” under “Special

Keyboard Functions” in the previous section)

• Power button

Soft OFF

• Power button (can be defined as STR or STD)

• “Shut down” through Windows Start button

• Power button