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a) In Group Policy Management for your domain, right-click on the new GPO you created in previous step and 

select Edit.

b) In the left-hand pane, select Computer Configuration

 → 

Policies 

→ 

Administrative Templates

 → 

System Dell 

Power Manager.

c) Set the desired policy.

3.

Create an Active Directory OU, if one does not already exist.
a) In Active Directory, right-click the domain, and then select New

 → 

Organizational Unit.

b) Enter a Name for the organizational unit, and then click OK.
c) In the right pane, right-click the new OU, select New, and then select the system, group, or users to which this 

policy will apply.

4.

Link the GPO to the OU.
a) Close Active Directory and the Group Policy Management Editor, if they are open.

NOTE: You must restart the Group Policy Management Editor to see new OUs.

b) Reopen the Group Policy Management Editor.
c) Right-click the OU, and select Link an existing GPO.
d) Select the GPO created in a previous step, and then click OK.

Immediately Applying Changes to Client Systems

Changes to Group Policy Templates don’t immediately apply to systems, because they must first replicate to the domain 
controller. Also, client systems can take up to 90 minutes to refresh Group Policy Objects. For detailed information, see 
the TechNet article at 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc782584(v=ws.10).aspx

.

Administrators can take manual steps to force updates to immediately take effect:

1.

Open the command window.

2.

Enter the following command.

GPUpdate /force

3.

Press the <ENTER> key.

In Windows Server 2012, administrators can also force client updates from the Group Policy Management Console 
(GPMC). For detailed information, see the TechNet article at 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj134201.aspx

.

Group Policy Templates Reference

This section provides a reference of all available group policies as well as their descriptions, available settings, and 
values.

Advanced Charge Group Policy Templates

The following group policy settings are available for Advanced Charge:

Policy Setting 

Name

Disable Feature

Description

Selecting this option will cause all other policy settings for Advanced Charge to be ignored.

Configuration 

Options

Not Configured, Enabled, Disabled

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Summary of Contents for Latitude 10

Page 1: ...Dell Power Manager Version 1 0 User Guide ...

Page 2: ... Sempron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft Windows Windows Server Internet Explorer MS DOS Windows Vista and Active Directory are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Red Hat and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are registered trademarks of Red Hat Inc in the United States and or other countries Novell and SUSE...

Page 3: ...ed Settings in a Dell Enhanced Power Plan 14 Uninstalling Dell Enhanced Power Plans 14 6 Administration 15 Installing the Software 15 Installing Uninstalling and Upgrading from the CLI 15 Group Policy Templates 16 Installing the Group Policy Management Console 16 Enabling Group Policy Templates 17 Customizing a Group Policy Template 17 Applying a Group Policy Template 17 Group Policy Templates Ref...

Page 4: ...7 Troubleshooting 27 Viewing the Event Log 27 ...

Page 5: ...e and acoustic levels Group Policies Easily apply default settings and or prevent users from changing power alerts system events power management and battery settings System Event Notifications Display power related system notifications when unsupported power adapters are detected to help prevent battery damage Accessing the Software To open the Dell Power Manager user interface click the Windows ...

Page 6: ...6 ...

Page 7: ...m has more than four batteries then you must scroll down to see Battery 5 and Battery 6 Battery Health Battery health indicates the amount of charge that is available to a system In general a battery s health decreases over time at a rate that depends on how often the battery is used and the conditions under which it is used Dell Power Manager uses these icons to indicate battery health Bright gre...

Page 8: ...sers who primarily operate the system while plugged into an external power source Custom User selects when the battery starts and stops charging Recommended for advanced users Selecting a Battery Setting 1 On the Battery Information screen click or touch the battery that you want to change Battery 1 Battery 2 and so on 2 Under Battery Setting click Change Setting 3 Select a pre configured battery ...

Page 9: ... On or Off Keep in mind that if you enable the Advanced Charge feature you must configure it for at least one day 5 Click or touch Time Settings to set the times of day when Advanced Charge is active and inactive 6 In the left pane of the Time Settings screen click or touch a day of the week You can use either the circular slider or the drop down menus to set Advanced Charge options The circular s...

Page 10: ...10 ...

Page 11: ...e system to switch from battery to AC power during Peak Shift if the power remaining falls below 15 While the system will run as normal on AC power the battery will not charge until Peak Shift ends 5 For each day of the week select if Peak Shift should be On or Off 6 Click or touch Time Settings to set the times of day when Peak Shift is active and inactive 7 In the left pane click a day of the we...

Page 12: ...ower is indicated in blue and the time between starting to operate on AC power and ending Peak Shift is indicated in yellow d Select a time to Resume normal power charge operation This is the time when Peak Shift will end 8 Optionally select Copy the same settings to multiple days Then in the left pane select the days to which these settings will apply and select Save NOTE The Copy the same settin...

Page 13: ...er Manager installs Dell Enhanced Power Plans it also installs the following Dell Enhanced Settings Gadgets Windows 7 Aero glass Windows 7 Media cards and 1394 devices Windows 7 and Windows 8 Optical drive Windows 7 and Windows 8 Screen refresh rate Windows 7 and Windows 8 Thermal Mode Windows 7 and Windows 8 The following two default OS settings while not part of the Dell Enhanced Settings are al...

Page 14: ...ng Dell Enhanced Settings in a Dell Enhanced Power Plan 1 Navigate to the Windows Power Options The steps to open the Windows Power Options screen differ based on your system but typically it s located under Control Panel Power Options or Control Panel System and Security Power Options 2 In the main pane under Select a power plan click one of the Change plan settings links The Change settings for ...

Page 15: ...g command on each system post imaging to properly configure the power plans for that machine Install_Path DpmPowerPlanSetup exe installpowerplans where Install_Path is the installation directory of Dell Power Manager For additional information about Windows Imaging Format see http technet microsoft com en us library cc749478 28v WS 10 29 aspx Installing Uninstalling and Upgrading from the CLI Dell...

Page 16: ...stricted by the administrator the user will not be able to change any configuration However if the administrator selects only a few of settings to be restricted then the remaining settings will be available for the user to configure Restricting settings via group policy does not change the current battery settings in the Dell Power Manager UI or system BIOS If the group policy settings don t match...

Page 17: ...agement Forest DomainName Domains DomainName Default Domain Policy Then right click the Default Domain Policy and select Edit 2 In the left pane expand Computer Configuration Policies Administrative Templates System Dell Power Manager 3 In the left pane select one of the categories to configure the desired settings to be applied to the domain For example under Battery there s an option to change t...

Page 18: ...anges to Group Policy Templates don t immediately apply to systems because they must first replicate to the domain controller Also client systems can take up to 90 minutes to refresh Group Policy Objects For detailed information see the TechNet article at http technet microsoft com en us library cc782584 v ws 10 aspx Administrators can take manual steps to force updates to immediately take effect ...

Page 19: ... 30 45 Configuration Options Not Configured Enabled Disabled Setting Options Setting UI Type Acceptable values Set start of day time Hours Minutes Decimal Text Box Drop Down List 0 23 0 15 30 45 Set end of day time Hours Minutes Decimal Text Box Drop Down List 0 23 0 15 30 45 Battery Group Policy Templates The following group policy settings are available for Battery Information Policy Setting Nam...

Page 20: ...l address A mailto address will require an Email client to be installed on the client system Configuration Options Not Configured Enabled Disabled Setting Options Setting UI Type Acceptable values Customize the order battery link Text box URL or mailto address Dell Enhanced Power Plan Group Policy Templates The following group policy settings are available for Dell Enhanced Power Plans Policy Sett...

Page 21: ... OS controlled Policy Setting Name Media cards and 1394 devices Description Setting options Enable Turns 1394 devices and media cards on Disabled Turns 1394 devices and media cards off OS controlled Set automatically by the operating system NOTE Note Selecting Not Configured or Disabled will have the same effect i e Users can see and change this setting in the operating system Configuration Option...

Page 22: ... NOTE Note Selecting Not Configured or Disabled will have the same effect i e Users can see and change this setting in the operating system Configuration Options Not Configured Enabled Disabled Setting Options Setting UI Type Acceptable values Power Plan setting Drop down List Minimum OS controlled Peak Shift Group Policy Templates The following group policy settings are available for Peak Shift P...

Page 23: ... through maximum threshold limit Decimal Text Box 1 100 Maximum threshold limit Enter value greater than minimum threshold Decimal Text Box 1 100 Threshold value Enter the enforced threshold value Decimal Text Box 1 100 Policy Setting Name Monday NOTE This Policy is same for all days of the week and available policies are named Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday and Sunday Descripti...

Page 24: ... attached battery Check box True checked False unchecked The system cannot communicate with your battery Check box True checked False unchecked Your battery can no longer provide sufficient power to your system and needs to be replaced Check box True checked False unchecked Your battery no longer operates and needs to be replaced Check box True checked False unchecked The system is now switching t...

Page 25: ...system requirements for normal operation Check box True checked False unchecked The power adapter wattage for your notebook docking station is too low to support ExpressCharge x2122 technology for your battery Check box True checked False unchecked Policy Setting Name Adapter Alerts Description This policy disables alerts for adapter notifications The adapter alerts apply to single or dual adapter...

Page 26: ... docking station notifications Configuration Options Not Configured Enabled Disabled Setting Options Select the alert s to be disabled Setting UI Type Acceptable values The battery currently attached to your system cannot supply enough power to your docking station for it to operate normally Check box True checked False unchecked 26 ...

Page 27: ...Event Viewer to open the application in a new window 4 In the left pane expand Windows Logs and then click Application 5 In the right pane click Filter Current Log The Filter Current Log window displays 6 In the Event sources drop down menu select Dell Power Manager 7 Optionally select one or more Event level options 8 Click OK to display Dell Power Manager errors and events of the specified level...

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