Method and apparatus for thermal management using different customization modes
An information handling system having improved thermal management includes a policy that is used by a basic input output system during a system startup. A mode controller customizes the policy by adjusting fan speed and/or workload. The customization utilizes a manual mode, an intelligent mode, or a historical data mode.
1. An information handling system having improved thermal management, comprising:
a basic input output system configured to select a policy; and
a mode controller configured to control a fan speed and a workload to customize the selected policy, wherein the customization utilizes a manual mode, an intelligent mode, or a historical data mode, wherein the intelligent mode facilitates synchronized adjustments of the fan speed and the workload of the selected policy based upon a detected platform event and a setting that is associated with the detected platform event.
2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the selected policy includes a default configuration of the fan speed and the workload.
3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the detected platform event includes a detected change in workload or a time of day.
4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the setting includes a preconfigured index value that is used by the mode controller as a reference to customize the selected policy.
5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the mode controller utilizes preconfigured values of indexes in the manual mode to customize the selected policy.
6. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the manual mode facilitates synchronized adjustments of the fan speed and the workload of the selected policy based upon an end-user entered information.
7. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the mode controller utilizes the historical data mode to synchronize adjustments in the fan speed and the workload of the selected policy based upon a detected platform event and a configuration that is associated with the detected platform.
8. The information handling system of claim 7 , wherein the configuration includes recorded data from previous events.
9. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising a sensor configured to detect thermal management parameters that include a system temperature, acoustic sound level, change in workload, a time of day, and skin temperature.
10. An information handling system, comprising:
a basic input output system configured to select a default configuration of a fan speed and a workload; and
a mode controller configured to synchronously customize the selected configuration of the fan speed and the workload, wherein the synchronous customization utilizes a manual mode, an intelligent mode, or a historical data mode, wherein preconfigured values of indexes of the manual mode are derived from an initial calibration of the mode controller.
11. The information handling system of claim 10 , wherein the basic input output system performs the selection during a system startup.
12. The information handling system of claim 10 , wherein the intelligent mode facilitates synchronized adjustments of the fan speed and the workload based upon a detected platform event and a setting that is associated with the detected platform event.
13. The information handling system of claim 12 , wherein the detected platform event includes a detected change in workload or a time of day.
14. The information handling system of claim 12 , wherein the setting includes a preconfigured index value that is used by the mode controller to adjust the selected configuration of the fan speed and the workload.
15. The information handling system of claim 10 , wherein the mode controller includes a fan controller and a workload controller.
16. A method, comprising:
selecting, by a basic input output system, a default thermal configuration of a fan speed and a workload; and
customizing, by a mode controller, the selected default thermal configuration by controlling the fan speed and the workload, wherein the customization utilizes a manual mode, an intelligent mode, or a historical data mode, wherein preconfigured values of indexes in the manual mode are utilized to customize the selected policy.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the intelligent mode is based upon a detected platform event and a setting that is associated with the detected platform event.
18. The information handling system of claim 17 , wherein the detected platform event includes a detected change in workload or a time of day.