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Dell Power Manager (DPM), 9. Wireless Local Network (WLAN) and Bluetooth drivers and applications

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2. Go to www.dell.com/support. 3. Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model. 4. Click Drivers & Downloads. 5. From the Category drop-down menu, select Goodix Fingerprint Sensor. 6. Click Download to download the fingerprint reader driver for your computer. 7. After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the fingerprint reader driver file. 8. Double-click the fingerprint reader driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen. 8. Dell Power Manager (DPM) DPM is a Dell-developed application providing simplified and efficient power management capabilities for Dell computers. The key features are as follows: ● Battery information: Displays battery-health information, adjusts battery settings or creates a custom-battery setting. ● Advanced charge mode: Controls battery charging to prolong battery life. ● Peak Shift: Reduces 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: Controls processor and cooler fan settings. ● Battery Extender: Conserves battery charge by adjusting the processor-power level, screen brightness and keyboard- illumination levels. ● Alerts Management: Enables or disables the power adapter, battery, docking station, thermal, and other types of alerts. ● Group Policies: Apply default settings or prevent users from changing power alert system events, power management, thermal management, battery extender, and battery settings. ● Product Feedback: Provide feedback on the software. 9. Wireless Local Network (WLAN) and Bluetooth drivers and applications The Windows operating system does not provide native-device driver support for WLAN and Bluetooth controllers on Dell computers. To obtain wireless network functionality, install the relevant WiFi and Bluetooth 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. Downloading and installing the WiFi and Bluetooth drivers 1. Go to www.dell.com/support. 2. Enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Search. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model. 3. Click DRIVERS & DOWNLOADS. 4. Click the Detect Drivers button. 5. Review and agree to the Terms and Conditions to use SupportAssist, then click Continue. 6. If necessary, your computer starts to download and install SupportAssist. NOTE: Review on-screen instructions for browser-specific instructions. 7. Click View Drivers for My System. 8. Click Download and Install to download and install all driver updates detected for your computer. 9. Select a location to save the files. 10. If prompted, approve requests from User Account Control to make changes on the system. 11. The application installs all drivers and updates identified. 12 Reinstallation sequence for drivers and applications

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2.
Go to
www.dell.com/support
.
3.
Click
Product support
, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click
Submit
.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
4.
Click
Drivers & Downloads
.
5.
From the
Category
drop-down menu, select
Goodix Fingerprint Sensor
.
6.
Click
Download
to download the fingerprint reader driver for your computer.
7.
After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the fingerprint reader driver file.
8.
Double-click the fingerprint reader driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen.
8. Dell Power Manager (DPM)
DPM is a Dell-developed application providing simplified and efficient power management capabilities for Dell computers. The
key features are as follows:
Battery information:
Displays battery-health information, adjusts battery settings or creates a custom-battery setting.
Advanced charge mode:
Controls battery charging to prolong battery life.
Peak Shift:
Reduces 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:
Controls processor and cooler fan settings.
Battery Extender:
Conserves battery charge by adjusting the processor-power level, screen brightness and keyboard-
illumination levels.
Alerts Management:
Enables or disables the power adapter, battery, docking station, thermal, and other types of alerts.
Group Policies:
Apply default settings or prevent users from changing power alert system events, power management,
thermal management, battery extender, and battery settings.
Product Feedback:
Provide feedback on the software.
9. Wireless Local Network (WLAN) and Bluetooth
drivers and applications
The Windows operating system does not provide native-device driver support for WLAN and Bluetooth controllers on Dell
computers. To obtain wireless network functionality, install the relevant WiFi and Bluetooth 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.
Downloading and installing the WiFi and Bluetooth drivers
1.
Go to
www.dell.com/support
.
2.
Enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click
Search
.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model.
3.
Click
DRIVERS & DOWNLOADS
.
4.
Click the
Detect Drivers
button.
5.
Review and agree to the Terms and Conditions to use
SupportAssist
, then click
Continue
.
6.
If necessary, your computer starts to download and install
SupportAssist
.
NOTE:
Review on-screen instructions for browser-specific instructions.
7.
Click
View Drivers for My System
.
8.
Click
Download and Install
to download and install all driver updates detected for your computer.
9.
Select a location to save the files.
10.
If prompted, approve requests from
User Account Control
to make changes on the system.
11.
The application installs all drivers and updates identified.
12
Reinstallation sequence for drivers and applications