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DCP_bk0.book Page 2 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM Notes NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2009 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Inc.
DCP_bk0.book Page 1 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM Contents 1 About Dell™ ControlPoint System Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using MSI Command-Line Parameters . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . 3 Customized MSI Installation of System Manager . Bypassing Feature Support Check . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Setting Language for System Manager Installation Dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Manager MSI Installer Feature List .
DCP_bk0.book Page 2 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM 3 Power Manager . Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All Day Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Advanced Power Settings . Tablet Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . .
DCP_bk0.book Page 3 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM 1 About Dell™ ControlPoint System Manager Dell ControlPoint is a proprietary tool that combines system configuration, connection, and security management functions into a single interface. This book focuses on the System Manager component, which uses industry-standard Microsoft® Windows Installer (MSI) technology to perform installations, upgrades, modifications, and uninstallations.
DCP_bk0.book Page 4 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM NOTE: Administrator credentials are required. Customized MSI Installation of System Manager By customizing installation parameters, administrators can invoke different installation scripts to selectively install or uninstall System Manager features on different computers using the same installation package, dcpsysmgr.msi.
DCP_bk0.book Page 5 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM be those features supported by the system used to create the image. To resolve this limitation, administrators can use the command-line to set the public property BYPASS_SUPPORT_CHECK equal to 1. Example: msiexec.exe /i dcpsysmgr.msi /qn BYPASS_SUPPORT_CHECK=1 This will, at the time of install, install all features, whether supported or not, on the system. At run-time, System Manager will only expose those features supported by the system.
DCP_bk0.book Page 6 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM • Chinese (Simplified): msiexec.exe /i dcpsysmgr.msi TRANSFORMS=:2052 • Danish: msiexec.exe /i dcpsysmgr.msi TRANSFORMS= :1030 • Dutch: msiexec.exe /i dcpsysmgr.msi TRANSFORMS= :1043 • Swedish: msiexec.exe /i dcpsysmgr.msi TRANSFORMS= :1053 • Russian: msiexec.exe /i dcpsysmgr.msi TRANSFORMS= :1049 • Norwegian: msiexec.exe /i dcpsysmgr.msi TRANSFORMS= :1044 • Polish: msiexec.exe /i dcpsysmgr.
DCP_bk0.book Page 7 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM System Manager Upgrades The two key command-line parameters for upgrading are REINSTALL and REINSTALLMODE. The recommended command-line for upgrading minor versions of System Manager is: msiexec.exe /i dcpsysmgr.msi REINSTALL=ALL REINSTALLMODE=vomus Refer to the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) at http://msdn.microsoft.com/ for complete documentation of all MSI commandline options.
DCP_bk0.book Page 8 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM • This element contains options related to the Power/Battery Health feature. Attributes: • – lock {yes / no}—Locks the setting so that users cannot change this setting – BHMURL { any URL }—The URL pointed to by the Battery Health feature. By default, http://www.dell.com/batteryhealthmeter. This element contains options related to the Internal Network Card Power Management feature.
DCP_bk0.book Page 9 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM 3 Install System Manager on 64-bit Microsoft Windows® with only the Tablet and Power features; use the Silent user interface; set the installer dialogs to Japanese: msiexec.exe /i dcpsysmgr.msi /qn ADDLOCAL= tablet64,power64 TRANSFORMS=:1041 4 Uninstall the Power feature, leaving the rest of the System Manager feature set unchanged; use the Basic user interface: msiexec.exe /i dcpsysmgr.
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DCP_bk0.book Page 11 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM Display and Devices Manager 2 On the Display and Devices Overview screen, you can view the status of Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) and Keyboard Backlight. You can also enable or disable these features. For more information, see "Ambient Light Sensor" and "Keyboard Backlight.
DCP_bk0.book Page 12 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM You can adjust the display brightness by pressing the and the up- or downarrow key. NOTE: The Ambient Light Sensor feature may not be available in certain computers. Keyboard Hot Keys Hot keys are keyboard shortcuts that are activated by pressing a combination of and a designated character on your keyboard. These can be used to launch programs installed on your computer or to insert a special character.
DCP_bk0.book Page 13 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM Keyboard Backlight Enabling this feature provides a backlight on the keyboard, while the computer is in use. You can choose one of the following options: • Off—Select this option to disable the keyboard backlight feature. • Illuminate keyboard in low light conditions—Select this option to enable keyboard backlight only in low light conditions.
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DCP_bk0.book Page 15 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM 3 Power Manager From the Power Settings Overview screen, you can find the following information: • Power Scheme—You can view the current power scheme in use. Use the drop-down menu to change the power scheme. For more information about each power scheme and to customize the settings, see "Power Schemes." • Primary Battery—You can view the power source, charge status of the primary battery, and the battery manufacturer.
DCP_bk0.book Page 16 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM Status Under Current status, you can view the power source, battery charge status, battery health, and battery manufacturer. Use the drop-down menu to view information about the primary battery or secondary battery. The secondary battery is displayed only if one is installed in your computer. Click More Information next to Battery Health for information related to your battery.
DCP_bk0.book Page 17 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM NOTE: In both the depleted and caution states, the Battery Health tab of the Battery Meter window provides options for purchasing a battery online and for disabling the pop-up window. However, once disabled, the pop-up window will not re-appear unless the Please do not remind me again check box is unselected. All Day Battery Life Dell All Day Battery Life allows you to derive maximum backup time from your battery.
DCP_bk0.book Page 18 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM • Power down firewire, media card, and cardbus. Select this option to turn off any such devices in your computer. • Power off Optical Drive. Select this option to turn off your optical drive like CD/DVD drive. After selecting the desired options, click Apply and then OK to save the changes. Power Schemes The Power Scheme Manager screen displays the current power scheme.
DCP_bk0.book Page 19 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM Creating a Power Scheme To create a new power scheme, follow the instructions in "Editing a Power Scheme." Enter the name of the power scheme in the Name box and then click Save to save the new power scheme. Sleep Mode NOTE: The following features are not available on computers running Windows Vista. • Standby—Select Prompt me for a Windows password when resuming from Standby to password-protect your computer in standby mode.
DCP_bk0.book Page 20 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM • Under Action, you can select how the computer responds when the alarm notifies you. Advanced Power Settings You can deactivate your network adapter while running on battery, thereby improving the battery operating time. Disabling Your Network Card Select Disable network card when running on battery to deactivate the network card when your computer is running on batteries.
DCP_bk0.book Page 21 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM 4 Tablet Manager The Tablet Manager allows you to configure the following tablet settings: • Pen and input • Display • Audio • Power Management • Shortcuts • Buttons Pen and Input Settings The Pen and Input Settings menu contains a set of tiles through which you can control how your computer behaves when the computer's pen is removed from the pen-well, and to adjust different input settings.
DCP_bk0.book Page 22 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM • Touch—Selecting this option enables only the touch activation and disables the pen. • Auto—The input mode is automatically detected. Only one input mode is active at any given instance. • Dual—Both pen and touch activation can be used simultaneously. • Calibrate pen sensitivity and computer response to pen inputs—Click Calibrate to calibrate your pen. • Modify Pen Calibration settings—Click Advanced to modify calibration settings.
DCP_bk0.book Page 23 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM Audio Settings The Audio Settings menu contains a set of tiles through which you can control the playback volume on your computer in real-time. From the Audio Settings menu, you can: • Adjust the computer volume level up or down. Use the horizontal slider to increase or decrease the volume level. • Mute the computer volume.
DCP_bk0.book Page 24 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:25 PM • Launch the Windows Mobility Center—Click the Windows Mobility Center tile to launch the mobility center application. Tablet PC Hardware Buttons The following section describes the different tablet buttons on the front edge of the tablet. The function of these buttons can be reprogrammed using the Windows Tablet and Pen Settings Control panel in your computer's operating system.
