Dell Latitude E6540 User Manual
Provides simplified and efficient power management capabilities for dell notebooks and tablets running windows 7 and windows 8 operating systems
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Summary of Contents for Dell Latitude E6540
- Page 1 Dell Power Manager Version 1.0 User Guide...
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Page 2: Notes, Cautions, And Warnings
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2013 Dell Inc. Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the Dell logo, Dell Boomi , Dell Precision , OptiPlex... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
5 Dell Enhanced Power Plans....................13 ............................13 Dell Enhanced Settings ........................14 Selecting a Dell Enhanced Power Plan ................14 Changing Dell Enhanced Settings in a Dell Enhanced Power Plan ....................... 14 Uninstalling Dell Enhanced Power Plans 6 Administration..........................15 ............................15 Installing the Software ..................15... - Page 4 7 Troubleshooting.........................27 ............................27 Viewing the Event Log...
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Page 5: Introduction
– 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 Start button, and then do one of the following: • Click Control Panel → Dell Power Manager. -
Page 7: Battery Information
Dell Power Manager only displays the details of one battery at a time. You must select each battery to display its details. If a system has more than four batteries, then you must scroll down to see Battery #5 and Battery #6. -
Page 8: Battery Setting
• ExpressCharge – Quickly charges the battery using Dell fast-charge technology. Recommended for users who need the battery to charge within a short period of time. If the system is powered off, then the battery typically charges to 80% within one hour and 100% in two hours. -
Page 9: Advanced Charge
Advanced Charge Advanced Charge is an optional feature that prolongs the usable life of a system’s batteries by charging them to full capacity only once per day (prior to the Start of Day set when enabling Advanced Charge). For the remainder of the day, Advanced Charge keeps batteries in a lower charge state that is better for storage, even when the system is plugged into a direct power source. -
Page 11: Peak Shift
Peak Shift Peak Shift is an optional feature that reduces power consumption by automatically switching the system to battery power during certain times of the day, even if the system is plugged into a direct power source. After Peak Shift begins, the system will run on battery power until the combined charge level of all batteries reaches a minimum threshold (set on the Peak Shift tab). - Page 12 c) If you enabled Operate on AC power without charging battery, slide the second control to the time to start operating on AC (direct) power without charging the battery. NOTE: If you enabled Operate on AC power without charging battery, then the time between starting Peak Shift and operating on AC power is indicated in blue, and the time between starting to operate on AC power and ending Peak Shift is indicated in yellow.
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Page 13: Dell Enhanced Power Plans
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 also managed by Dell Power Manager: • Wireless—Windows 7 and Windows 8 •... -
Page 14: Selecting A Dell Enhanced Power Plan
Uninstalling Dell Enhanced Power Plans Uninstalling Dell Power Manager automatically uninstalls all Dell Enhanced Power Plans and Dell Enhanced Settings. If a Dell Enhanced Power Plan is active when Dell Power Manager is uninstalled, then the active power plan is set to Balanced . -
Page 15: Administration
DFEP, you must first uninstall Dell Power Manager. Also, keep in mind that If you are using Windows Imaging Format (WIM) to image multiple systems with Dell Power Manager already installed on them, you will need to use the following command on each system post-imaging to properly configure the power plans for that machine: <Install_Path>\DpmPowerPlanSetup.exe -installpowerplans... -
Page 16: Group Policy Templates
After applying a Group Policy Template to a system, end users cannot change the settings associated with that template. A lock icon and message display next to or in a tool tip for each setting in the Dell Power Manager user interface that is locked by a Group Policy. -
Page 17: Enabling Group Policy Templates
You can download the Dell Power Manager DUP for your system from dell.com/support. Once you have downloaded the package, run it and choose the Extract option to extract the files. On the domain server, go to the directory where you have extracted Dell Power Manager in previous step. Open the PolicyDefinitions folder. -
Page 18: Group Policy Templates Reference
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. -
Page 19: Battery Group Policy Templates
Setting Options Setting UI Type Acceptable values This option will turn off Advanced Charge and Check Box True (checked) remove it from the user interface False(unchecked) <Monday> Policy Setting Name NOTE: This policy is the same for all days of the week and available policies are named Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. -
Page 20: Dell Enhanced Power Plan Group Policy Templates
Policy Setting Name Order Battery Link Description This policy customizes the order battery link. The default is a URL link to http:\\www.dell.com \batteryhealthmeter. You can enter a URL or a mailto: address (for example, mailto:your@email.address). A mailto: address will require an Email client to be installed on the client system. - Page 21 • Enable • OS controlled Policy Setting Name Aero Glass Description Setting options: • Enable—Turns Aero on • Disabled—Turns Aero 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).
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Page 22: Peak Shift Group Policy Templates
• 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 Not Configured, Enabled, Disabled Options Setting Options Setting UI Type Acceptable values... - Page 23 Policy Setting Name Restore AC Power Threshold Description Typical use for these settings are: • Set the minimum and maximum threshold limits and leave the "Threshold value" field blank. This sets a limit for the range, but allows the threshold value to be modified in the user interface.
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Page 24: System Event Notification Group Policy Templates
Setting Options Setting UI Type Acceptable values Set start of day time • Decimal Text Box • 0-23 • Hours • Drop Down List • 0,15,30,45 • Minutes Set end of day time • Decimal Text Box • 0-23 • Hours •... - Page 25 Your battery is able charge normally. However, Check box True (checked) it is reaching the end of its usable life. You can False (unchecked) experience a longer operating time with a new battery. You may want to consider purchasing a replacement battery now.
- Page 26 ExpressCharge™ technology for your battery Policy Setting Name Docking Station Alerts Description This policy disables alerts of docking station notifications. Configuration Not Configured, Enabled, Disabled Options Setting Options Select the alert(s) to be disabled: Setting UI Type Acceptable values The battery currently attached to your system Check box True (checked) cannot supply enough power to your docking...
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Page 27: Troubleshooting
In the right pane, click Filter Current Log..The Filter Current Log window displays. In the Event sources drop-down menu, select Dell Power Manager. Optionally, select one or more Event level options. Click OK to display Dell Power Manager errors and events of the specified levels.