Users Guide

NOTE: Invalid settings are ignored and not honored.

NOTE: When Custom is selected, both the Start Charging and Stop Charging values must be set.

NOTE: When Lock current BIOS setting is selected, the UI displays the current BIOS battery setting as read-only.

NOTE: If you restrict the settings using the group policy, the battery settings in the Dell Power Manager user interface or

system BIOS does not change.

The system administrator can configure the Battery Settings policy to display or hide the available battery settings on the UI.

Peak Shift Group Policies

Three Group Policies are available for this group:

● Feature Enablement

The system administrator can select anyone of the following options available in the left pane:

○ On—Turn on the feature, and apply the individual day and time settings to the system (default).

○ Off—Turn off the feature

○ Hide Feature—Remove the feature tab from the GUI.

● Day of the week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)

To disable a specific day, set all the hour and minute fields in that template to 0 (zero).

To set the time to operate on battery power only:

○ Set Hours: 0–23

○ Set Minutes: 0, 15, 30, 45

NOTE:

To disable this setting, set the Hours and Minutes the same as Set the time to resume normal power/charge

operation Hours and Minutes.

To lock the time to operate on AC power without charging the battery:

○ Set Hours: 0-23

○ Set Minutes: 0, 15, 30, 45

NOTE:

This setting is disabled if the time is not set within the Operate on battery power only and Resume normal

power/charge operation period.

To lock the time to resume normal power or charge operation:

○ Set Hours: 0-23

○ Set Minutes: 0, 15, 30, 45

● Restore AC Power Threshold

To set a range for the threshold limits, enter the Minimum (1 - 100) and Maximum (Minimum - 100) values. If a minimum or

maximum limit is not within the minimum or maximum capabilities, the minimum or maximum limit of the client system is used.

NOTE: If invalid values are set, the system uses default values.

NOTE: If selected minimum or maximum limits are not within the minimum or maximum capabilities, the minimum or

maximum limit of the client system is used.

Typical uses 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 UI.

○ Set Threshold value and leave the Minimum threshold limit and Maximum threshold limit blank. This value is

locked and cannot be modified in the UI.

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