Dell PowerVault NX3100 Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 51

Power Management Screen, Active Power, Controller, OS Control, Active Power Controller, Custom

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Power Management Screen Option Power Management (Active Power Controller default) CPU Power and Performance Management Fan Power and Performance Management Memory Power and Performance Management Description 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. Options are OS DBPM, System DBPM, Maximum Performance, or Minimum Power. Options are Maximum Performance or Minimum Power. Options are Maximum Performance, a specified frequency, or Minimum Power. Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager 51

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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
.