Users Guide
• Minimum start value is 50%
• Maximum stop value is 95%
• Start and stop values must dier by more than 5%
NOTE: Invalid settings will be 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: Restricting settings via group policy does not change the current battery settings in the Dell Command | Power
Manager UI or system BIOS.
The system administrator can congure the Battery Settings policy to display or hide the available battery settings on the UI.
Order Battery Link Group Policies
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.
Peak Shift Group Policies
Three group policies are available for this group:
• Feature Enablement
The system administrator can choose from 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)
– O—Turn o 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 specic day, set all the hour and minute elds in that template to 0 (zero).
To set 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 will be 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/charge operation:
– Set Hours: 0-23
– Set Minutes: 0, 15, 30, 45
• Restore AC Power Threshold
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