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Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
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
.
If you select Custom , you can configure each
option independently.
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 .
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