Dell Latitude 9420 Re-imaging guide for Windows 10 - Page 13

Downloading and installing the Dell ControlVault3 driver and firmware, Dell Power Manager Service - battery life

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Downloading and installing the Dell ControlVault3 driver and firmware 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Go to www.dell.com/support. 3. Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Search. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the product ID or manually browse for your computer model. 4. Click Drivers & downloads > Find drivers. 5. Scroll down the page and select Security in the category. 6. Click Download to download the software package for your computer. 7. After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the Dell ControlVault3 driver and firmware. 8. Double-click the Dell ControlVault3 driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen. Dell Power Manager Service Dell Power Manager (DPM) service is a Dell-developed application that provides simplified and efficient power management capabilities for Dell computers. Following are the key features of DPM: ● Battery information-Provides battery health information, adjust battery settings or create a custom-battery setting. ● Advanced charge mode-Allows you to control battery charging to prolong battery life. ● Peak shift-Allows you to reduce power consumption by automatically switching the computer to battery power during certain times of the day, even when the computer is plugged into a direct power source. ● Thermal management-Allows you to control processor and cooling fan settings to manage performance, system surface temperature, and fan noise. ● Battery extender-Conserves battery charge by affecting CPU power level, screen brightness and keyboard illumination levels, and by muting audio. ● Alerts management-Enable or disable adapter, battery, docking station, thermal, and other types of alerts. ● Group policies-You can easily apply default settings and/or prevent users from changing power alerts system events, power management, thermal management, battery extender, and battery settings. ● Product feedback-You can provide feedback about the software. Downloading and installing the DPM 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Go to www.dell.com/support. 3. Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Search. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the product ID or manually browse for your computer model. 4. Click Drivers & downloads > Find drivers. 5. Scroll down the page and select System Management in the category. 6. Click Download to download the DPM application for your computer. 7. After the download is complete, navigate the folder where you saved the DPM file. 8. Double-click the DPM file icon and follow the instructions on the screen. Wireless Local Network (WLAN) drivers and applications The Windows 10 operating system does not provide native-device driver support for WLAN controllers on Dell computers. To obtain wireless network functionality, install the relevant WLAN drivers from the Dell support site. WLAN applications, which provide additional features including enterprise authentication enhancements, can also be installed from the Dell support site. Reinstallation sequence for drivers and applications 13

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Downloading and installing the Dell ControlVault3 driver and
firmware
1.
Turn on your computer.
2.
Go to
www.dell.com/support
.
3.
Click
Product support
, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click
Search
.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, use the product ID or manually browse for your computer model.
4.
Click
Drivers & downloads
>
Find drivers
.
5.
Scroll down the page and select
Security
in the category.
6.
Click
Download
to download the software package for your computer.
7.
After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the Dell ControlVault3 driver and firmware.
8.
Double-click the Dell ControlVault3 driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
Dell Power Manager Service
Dell Power Manager (DPM) service is a Dell-developed application that provides simplified and efficient power management
capabilities for Dell computers. Following are the key features of DPM:
●
Battery information
—Provides battery health information, adjust battery settings or create a custom-battery setting.
●
Advanced charge mode
—Allows you to control battery charging to prolong battery life.
●
Peak shift
—Allows you to reduce power consumption by automatically switching the computer to battery power during
certain times of the day, even when the computer is plugged into a direct power source.
●
Thermal management
—Allows you to control processor and cooling fan settings to manage performance, system surface
temperature, and fan noise.
●
Battery extender
—Conserves battery charge by affecting CPU power level, screen brightness and keyboard illumination
levels, and by muting audio.
●
Alerts management
—Enable or disable adapter, battery, docking station, thermal, and other types of alerts.
●
Group policies
—You can easily apply default settings and/or prevent users from changing power alerts system events,
power management, thermal management, battery extender, and battery settings.
●
Product feedback
—You can provide feedback about the software.
Downloading and installing the DPM
1.
Turn on your computer.
2.
Go to
www.dell.com/support
.
3.
Click
Product support
, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click
Search
.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, use the product ID or manually browse for your computer model.
4.
Click
Drivers & downloads
>
Find drivers
.
5.
Scroll down the page and select
System Management
in the category.
6.
Click
Download
to download the DPM application for your computer.
7.
After the download is complete, navigate the folder where you saved the DPM file.
8.
Double-click the DPM file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
Wireless Local Network (WLAN) drivers and
applications
The Windows 10 operating system does not provide native-device driver support for WLAN controllers on Dell computers. To
obtain wireless network functionality, install the relevant WLAN drivers from the Dell support site. WLAN applications, which
provide additional features including enterprise authentication enhancements, can also be installed from the Dell support site.
Reinstallation sequence for drivers and applications
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