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Power management screen – Dell PowerVault NX3100 User Manual

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Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager

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Power Management Screen

Option

Description

Power

Management

(Active Power

Controller

default)

Options are OS Control, Active Power Controller, 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.

CPU Power and

Performance

Management

Options are OS DBPM, System DBPM, Maximum

Performance, or Minimum Power.

Fan Power and

Performance

Management

Options are Maximum Performance or Minimum Power.

Memory Power

and Performance

Management

Options are Maximum Performance, a specified frequency, or

Minimum Power.