Power Management Screen

Option

Description

 

 

Power Management

Options are OS Control, Active Power Controller,

(OS Control default)

Custom, or Maximum 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.

 

Active Power Controller sets the CPU 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 T110 II owner manual Power Management Screen, Performance, or Minimum Power