Dell PowerEdge R510, Hardware Owner'S Manual

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Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
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Power Management Screen
System Security 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 .
Option Description
System Password Displays the current status of the password security
feature and allows a new system password assignment and
verification.
NOTE:
See "Using the System Password" on page 76 for
more information.
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