Users Guide
Conguring the advbatterychargecfg option
You can congure the advanced battery charging mode using the advbatterychargecfg option from the Power and Performance
Management category. Advanced Battery charge mode uses standard charging algorithm and other methods during non-working hours to
maximize battery health. During working hours, ExpressCharge is used to charge the batteries faster. You can congure the days and the
work period during which the battery has to be charged. To enable advanced battery charging, provide the day, start time, and the duration
of charging (optimal usage duration).
To congure the advanced battery charging option:
1 Click the required option:
• Create Multiplatform Package
• Create Local System Package
• Open a Saved Package
NOTE: To open a saved package, click Open a Saved Package, browse to the le location, and then click
Open.
2 Click Edit or double-click the option.
3 In the advbatterychargecfg option row, click View/Change in the Value to set column.
The Advanced Battery Settings screen is displayed.
4 Enable Advanced Battery Charge.
NOTE
: If advanced battery charge mode is enabled in the BIOS Setup screen, the Enable Advanced Battery Charge is
selected by default.
5 Select the day of the week.
NOTE
: To apply the same settings to all the days select the Apply these settings to other days option.
6 In the Beginning of Day drop-down list, select the time at which the advanced charging has to start.
7 In the Work Period drop-down list, select the duration of advanced charging.
8 Click OK.
9 To apply the modications, export the conguration in ,ini or .exe format. See, Exporting the BIOS conguration.
Conguring the peakshiftcfg option
You can congure the Peak Shift battery charging mode using the peakshiftcfg option from the Power and Performance Management
category. Using Peak Shift conguration, you can minimize the consumption of AC power during the peak power usage period of the day.
You can set a start and end time for the Peak Shift period. During this period, the system runs on battery if the battery charge is above the
set battery threshold value. After the Peak Shift period, the system runs on AC power without charging the battery. The system functions
normally by using AC power and recharging the battery at the specied Charge Start Time.
To congure the Peak Shift Battery charging option:
1 Click the required option:
• Create Multiplatform Package
• Create Local System Package
• Open a Saved Package
NOTE
: To open a saved package, click Open a Saved Package, browse to the le location and click
Open.
2 Click Edit, or double-click the option.
3 In the peakshiftcfg option row, click View/Change in the Value to set column.
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