Dell PowerEdge R910, Hardware Owner'S Manual

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Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
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Embedded Server Management Screen
Power Management Screen
Option Description
Front Panel LCD
Options Options are User Defined String , Model Number , or
None .
If the LCD Home screen is set to an option other than
these three choices, the option will be displayed as
"Advanced" in the BIOS. In this event, the option cannot
be changed in the BIOS unless it is changed back to
User
Defined String , Model Number , or None through
another LCD configuration utility (such as the iDRAC
Configuration Utility or the LCD panel menu).
User-Defined LCD
String You can enter a name or other identifier for the system, to
be displayed on the LCD module screen.
Option Description
Power Management 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.
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