System Limitations
This section contains information about some new features and need-to-know information about this computer.
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Modern Standby Limitations
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Thermal pad for solid-state drive
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Intel System Agent Enhanced Speed Step (SAGV) always disabled
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System board TPM settings through BIOS
Modern Standby Limitations
● Legacy PCI cards do not support Modern Standby through TI PCI bridge.
● Enterprise Hard Drives do not support Modern Standby.
● Systems with 2.5-inch/ 3.5-inch Hard drives take longer to enter Modern Standby for the first time. System can enter
Modern Standby normally from the second time onwards.
● Graphics Cards or Add-In Cards not factory installed by Dell may not be Modern Standby compliant and would not allow the
system to enter Modern Standby.
● PSU LED may not turn off sporadically even after system enters Modern Standby
Table 20. System behavior with HDDs/ AICs which do not support Modern Standby
Screen
Expected
Off
system
behavior
under
Modern
Standby
Enterprise
Off
SATA hard
drive
PCIe AIC
Off
not
supporting
ModS
Legacy PCI
Off
Card (via TI
Bridge)
NOTE:
ModS = Modern Standby
NOTE:
PSU = Power Supply Unit
NOTE:
CPU = Processor
dGfx fan
Hard drive
LED
Off
Off
Off
Off
Off/On (Up
Off/On
to dGfx)
Off/On (Up
Off/On
to dGfx)
Troubleshooting
PWR LED
PSU LED
Off
Off
Off
On
Off/On (by
On
S/W Drips)
Off/On (by
On
S/W Drips)
PSU fan
CPU fan
Off
Off
On
On
On
On
On
On
Troubleshooting
5
System fan
Off
On
On
On
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