Power Management Screen

Option

Description

 

 

Power Management

Options are OS Control, Custom, or Maximum

(OS Control default)

Performance. For all but the Custom setting, the BIOS

 

pre-configures the power settings on this screen as

 

follows:

 

OS Control sets the CPU 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.

 

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, Maximum Performance, or

Performance

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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Using the System Setup Program and Boot Manager

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Dell R210 II owner manual Power Management Screen, OS Control default