Dell Latitude E5550 Dell LatitudeE5550 / 5550 Owners Manual - Page 51

Option, Description, Advanced Battery Charge, Configuration, Default Setting: Enable Adapter Warnings - power adapter

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Option Peak Shift Advanced Battery Charge Configuration Primary Battery Charge Configuration Intel Smart Connect Technology Table 8. POST Behavior Option Adapter Warnings Keypad (Embedded) Mouse/Touchpad Numlock Enable Description This option enables you to minimize the AC power consumption during the peak power times of day. After you enable this option, your system runs only in battery even if the AC is attached. This option enables you to maximize the battery health. By enabling this option, your system uses the standard charging algorithm and other techniques, during the non-work hours to improve the battery health. Disabled (default) Allows you to select the charging mode for the battery. The options are: • Standard - Fully charges your battery at a standard rate. • ExpressCharge - The battery charges over a shorter period of time using Dell's fast charging technology. This option is enabled by default. If Custom Charge is selected, you can also configure Custom Charge Start and Custom Charge Stop. NOTE: All charging mode may not be available for all the batteries. To enable this option, disable the Advanced Battery Charge Configuration option. This option, if enabled, periodically senses the nearby wireless connections, while the system is in sleep state. You can use this option to synchronize the email or other social media applications that are open, when the system enters the sleep state. Description Allows you to enable or disable the system setup (BIOS) warning messages when you use certain power adapters. Default Setting: Enable Adapter Warnings Allows you to choose one of two methods to enable the keypad that is embedded in the internal keyboard. • Fn Key Only: This option is enabled by default. • By Numlock NOTE: When setup is running, this option has no effect. Setup works in Fn Key Only mode. Allows you to define how the system handles mouse and touch pad input. The options are: • Serial Mouse • PS2 Mouse • Toushpad / PS-2 Mouse: This option is enabled by default. Allows you to enable the Numlock option when the computer boots. 51

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Option
Description
Peak Shift
This option enables you to minimize the AC power consumption during
the peak power times of day. After you enable this option, your system
runs only in battery even if the AC is attached.
Advanced Battery Charge
Configuration
This option enables you to maximize the battery health. By enabling this
option, your system uses the standard charging algorithm and other
techniques, during the non-work hours to improve the battery health.
Disabled (default)
Primary Battery Charge
Configuration
Allows you to select the charging mode for the battery. The options are:
Standard - Fully charges your battery at a standard rate.
ExpressCharge - The battery charges over a shorter period of time
using Dell’s fast charging technology. This option is enabled by
default.
If Custom Charge is selected, you can also configure Custom Charge
Start and Custom Charge Stop.
NOTE:
All charging mode may not be available for all the batteries.
To enable this option, disable the
Advanced Battery Charge
Configuration
option.
Intel Smart Connect
Technology
This option, if enabled, periodically senses the nearby wireless
connections, while the system is in sleep state. You can use this option
to synchronize the email or other social media applications that are
open, when the system enters the sleep state.
Table 8. POST Behavior
Option
Description
Adapter Warnings
Allows you to enable or disable the system setup (BIOS) warning
messages when you use certain power adapters.
Default Setting: Enable Adapter Warnings
Keypad (Embedded)
Allows you to choose one of two methods to enable the keypad that is
embedded in the internal keyboard.
Fn Key Only: This option is enabled by default.
By Numlock
NOTE:
When setup is running, this option has no effect. Setup
works in Fn Key Only mode.
Mouse/Touchpad
Allows you to define how the system handles mouse and touch pad
input. The options are:
Serial Mouse
PS2 Mouse
Toushpad / PS-2 Mouse: This option is enabled by default.
Numlock Enable
Allows you to enable the Numlock option when the computer boots.
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