ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 User Guide

Smart Modes

Smart Modes is an intelligent, AI-powered feature that automatically optimizes your PC's performance and settings based on your current activity. It delivers a seamless, context-aware experience—allowing you to focus on your task without manual adjustments.

pressing F8 to launch Smart Modes
Mode Description
Working Reduces distractions and optimizes system performance for focused productivity.
Gaming Enhances immersion with boosted performance, responsive controls, and tailored audio.
Creating Delivers a customized environment for creative tasks such as design, editing, and content creation.
Entertainment Enables a relaxed viewing experience with features like Zero-Touch Video Playback.
Meeting Improves call quality with AI noise cancellation and audio clarity.
Learning Balances engagement and comfort with settings optimized for study and online courses.

Note: With Auto Mode enabled, your PC intelligently detects your activity and switches to the ideal mode automatically. You can also manually select a mode anytime via the Smart Modes widget or in the Vantage app.

Configure mode settings in Vantage

For a personalized experience, configure settings for each mode in the Vantage app before first use.

Step 1
Press the mode key icon (F8) to launch the Smart Modes widget.
Step 2
Select the settings icon in the widget.
The Smart Modes settings page in the Vantage app opens.
Step 3
Select a mode (such as Gaming), and then configure the settings in the section below.
Step 4
Repeat for other modes as needed.

Your configurations are saved and will apply whenever the corresponding mode is activated.

The Smart Modes widget

The Smart Modes widget provides quick access to the most frequently used functions of the Smart Modes feature.

Press the mode key icon (F8) to launch this widget.
the Smart Mode widget

Within the widget, you can:

  • Enable or disable Auto mode.
  • Manually select a mode.
  • Choose a preferred power mode:
    • Adaptive Performance
    • Extreme Low Power
    • Extreme Power Boost
  • Select the settings icon to open the detailed Smart Modes settings page in the Vantage app.

Detailed settings page

The detailed settings page is located under Device settings ➙ Modes in the Vantage app. In addition to the quick access functions in the widget, this page allows you to configure and adjust the following parameters for the current mode:

  • Attention timer
  • Distracting domains
  • Wifi Auto-Recovery
  • Microphone Noise Cancelling
  • Speaker Noise Cancelling
  • Dolby Atmos
  • Zero Touch Video Playback

It is recommended to configure these parameters for each mode before first use. You can return to this page anytime to adjust a parameter for any mode.

Note: Available parameters may vary by product model. The user interface may also be updated to improve the user experience.