Users Guide

● Minimum start value is 50%
● Maximum stop value is 95%
● Start and stop values must differ 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 configure 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:[e-mail]). 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)
○ 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 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
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 client system's minimum or maximum capabilities, the client system's minimum or maximum
limit will be used.
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