Power Management Screen

Option

Description

 

 

Power Management

Options are OS Control, Active Power Controller,

(Active Power Controller

Custom, or Maximum Performance. For all but the

default)

Custom setting, the BIOS pre-configures the power

settings on this screen as follows:

 

 

• OS Control sets the processor power to OS DBPM, the

 

fan power to Minimum Power, and the memory power

 

to Maximum Performance. In this setting, all processor

 

performance information is passed from the system

 

BIOS to the operating system for control. The operating

 

system sets the processor performance based on

 

processor utilization.

 

• Active Power Controller sets the processor power to

 

System DBPM, the fan power to Minimum Power, and

 

the memory power to Maximum Performance. The

 

BIOS sets the processor performance based on processor

 

utilization.

 

• Maximum Performance sets all fields to Maximum

 

Performance.

 

If you select Custom, you can configure each option

 

independently.

CPU Power and

Options are OS DBPM, System DBPM, Maximum

Performance

Performance, or Minimum Power.

Management

 

Fan Power and

Options are Maximum Performance or Minimum Power.

Performance

 

Management

 

Memory Power and

Options are Maximum Performance, a specified

Performance

frequency, or Minimum Power.

Management

 

 

 

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Dell E05S001 owner manual Power Management Screen