Dell PowerEdge 1950 Information Update - Page 22

CPU Information Screen Table 1-4 updates the description for the Demand-Based Power Management option. Table 1-4. CPU Information Screen Option Demand-Based Power Management (Enabled default) Description NOTE: Check your operating system documentation to verify if the operating system supports this feature. Enables or disables demand-based power management. When enabled, the CPU Performance State tables are reported to the operating system; when disabled, the CPU Performance State tables are not reported to the operating system. If any of the CPUs do not support demand-based power management, the field becomes read-only, and is automatically set to Disabled. Integrated Devices Screen Table 1-5 lists new Integrated Devices screen options. Table 1-5. Integrated Devices Screen Options Option Description Internal USB Port (On default) Enables or disables the system's internal USB port. NOTE: You can only enable the internal USB port if the User Accessible USB Ports option on this screen is set to All ports On (the default value). OS Watchdog NOTE: This feature is usable only with operating systems that Timer support WDAT implementations of the Advanced Configuration (Disabled default) and Power Interface (ACPI) 3.0b specification. Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 supports this feature, but Windows Server 2003 does not. Sets a timer that monitors the operating system for activity and aids in recovery if the system stops responding. When this field is set to Enabled, the operating system is allowed to initialize the timer. When set to Disabled, the timer is not initialized. 22 Information Update