Lenovo THINKPAD X61 Deployment Manual

PowerManager

DeploymentGuide

Updated:July,2011

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendixB

“Notices”onpage47.

SixthEdition(July2011)

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Contents

Preface................iii

Chapter1.Overview...........1

Features..................1

Chapter2.Installation..........3

NetFrameworkdependence..........3

Considerationsforinstallation..........3

InstallingPowerManager...........3

Chapter3.WorkingwithActive

DirectoryandADMorADMXles...5

AddingAdministrativeTemplates........5

GeneralSetting...............6

PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments.......8

GlobalPowerSetting............29

BatteryMaintenance............36

PowerAgendaDeployments.........37

AppendixA.Deployingpower

schemesfornon-administrator

groupsorusersonWindowsXP

clientcomputers...........45

AppendixB.Notices..........47

Trademarks................48

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iiPowerManagerDeploymentGuide

Preface

ThisguideisintendedforITadministrators,orthosewhoareresponsiblefordeployingthePowerManager

program(hearafterrefertoasPowerManager)tocomputersintheirorganization.Thepurposeofthis

guideistoprovidetheinformationrequiredforinstallingPowerManagerononeormorecomputers,and

theinformationaboutthecommonadministrationtasksassociatedwithmanagingActiveDirectory

®

.

Implementingandenforcingapowermanagementstrategyonthecomputersthroughouttheentire

organizationcanprovidesubstantialsavings.

ThinkVantage

®

TechnologiesaredevelopedforITprofessionals,addressingtheuniquechallengestheymay

encounter.ThisdeploymentguidewillprovideinstructionsandsolutionsforworkingwithPowerManager.If

youhavesuggestionsorcomments,communicatewithyourLenovo

®

authorizedrepresentative.Tolearn

moreaboutthetechnologiesthatcanhelpyoulowerthetotalcostofownershipandtocheckforperiodic

updatestothisguide,gotothefollowingWebsite:

http://www.lenovo.com/thinkvantage

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ivPowerManagerDeploymentGuide

Chapter1.Overview

PowerManagerhelpsusersadjustpowersettingstoachievethebestbalancebetweensystemperformance

andpowersavingthroughslidercontrolorpowerplans.

PowerManagerprovidesavarietyofpower-savingfeaturesthroughtwoessentialmodes,Basicand

Advanced.BasicmodeissetasdefaultwhenusersopenPowerManagerforthersttime.Userscanspecify

thelevelofpowersavingbysimplyusingtheslider,withoutpowerplans.Advancedmodeenablesusers

tocongurepowerplansandthefullrangeoffunctionsinPowerManagertomeetspecicpowersaving

needs.PowerManagercanalsodisplaythebatteryinformation,andhelpusersmonitorthebatterystatus.

PowerManagementonacomputercansaveenergyandmoney.WhentheITadministratorenforces

powermanagementstrategyoncomputersthroughouttheentireorganization,thesavingscanbefarmore

substantial.PowerManagerisconguredbydefaulttouseitsenergyefciencyfeatures.PowerManager

alsogivestheITadministratornumerousoptionsfortailoringpowermanagementsettingstooptimize

energyefciencythroughouttheirorganizations.

Note:PowerManagerhastwodifferentversions.OneisforWindowsXPoperatingsystemsandtheotheris

forWindowsVistaandWindows7operatingsystems.IntheWindowsVistaandWindows7version,the

term"powerplan"isused.IntheWindowsXPversion,theterm"powerscheme"isused.Inthisdocument,

nodistinctionwillbemadeandtheterm"powerplan"willbeusedtocoverboth.

Features

PowerManagerincludesthefollowingfunctions:

•Balancetheperformanceandpowersavingofthecomputer

PowerManagerprovidestheslidertohelpusersquicklyandeasilysetthelevelofpowertobeused.

UserscancontroltheCentralProcessingUnit(CPU)speedandthebrightnessofthecomputerdisplay

bymovingtheslider.Movingtheslidertotheleft,towardMaximumPerformance,increasestheCPU

speedandthebrightnessofthecomputerdisplaybutusesmorebatterypower.Movingthesliderto

theright,towardMaximumBatteryLife,prolongsthebatterylifewhilelimitingtheCPUspeedand

thebrightnessofthecomputerdisplay.

Whenusersmovetheslidertotheleftmostposition,thepower-savingsettingsinthepredened

MaximumPerformancepowerplanareapplied.Whenusersmovetheslidertotherightmostposition,

thepower-savingsettingsinthepredenedMaximumBatteryLifepowerplanareapplied.

•View,create,delete,andswitchpowerplans

Apowerplanisacollectionofhardwareandsystemsettingsthatmanageshowthecomputerisused

andconservespower.PowerManagerpowerplansprovidemorepower-savingsettingsthanWindows

®

powerplans.OnthePowerPlantab,theusercanviewspecicsettingsinanyofthepredened

powerplans:MaximumPerformance,Timersoff(Presentation),VideoPlayback,MaximumBattery

Life,EnergySaver(whichiscalledasThinkPad

®

DefaultorEnergyStaronsomesystems),andPower

SourceOptimized.Thesepredenedpowerplansaredesignedtomeettheneedsofmostpeople.Ifthe

predenedpowerplansdonotmeetyourneeds,theCreatePowerPlanwizardcanhelpyoucreateyour

owncustompowerplans.YoucaneasilyswitchbetweenpowerplansbyclickingtheBatteryGauge

icononthetaskbarandusingtheslidertoapplyapredenedpowerplan,orbypressingtheF3+Fnkeys

toselectapowerplanfromtheChoosePowerPlanmenu.

•Viewbatteryinformation

PowerManagerdisplaysbatteryinformationandgeneralbatterystatus,suchasremainingtime,remaining

capacity,chargeanddischargestatus,cyclecountandsoon.Thebatteryhealthindicatorcanindicate

thebatteryhealthconditionsinthreecolors:green(ingoodcondition),yellow(infaircondition),andred

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(inpoorcondition).Whenthebatteryhasencounteredanerror,anerrormessageorballoonmessagewill

displayinthenoticationarea.

•Maximizebatterylifespan

Ifyouprimarilyusethecomputerwithanattachedacpoweradapterandonlyinfrequentlyusebattery

power,youcanincreasethelifespanofthebatterybychangingthechargethresholds.Thisallowsyou

toreducethenumberofchargecyclesbylettingthebatterydischargetoalowerpercentagebeforeit

beginstocharge.Y oucanchangethebatterychargethresholdsontheBatterytab.

Youcanalsosetthemaximumchargevaluetobelow100%.Thisoptionisusefultoprolongthelifespan

ofthebatteriesthatyoudonotusefrequently,becauseitisrecommendedtostorebatterieswithless

chargeratherthanfullcharge.

•RemotelycongurePowerManageranddeploypowerplan

PowerManagerenablesanITadministratortocongurePowerManageranddeployapowerplanusing

ActiveDirectory.TheITadministratorcanselectanactivepowerplanintheclientcomputers,inhibit

theuser'sabilitytoswitchbetweenpowerplans,selectaspecicpowerplan,orcreateapowerplan.

Forexample,theITadministratorcandisabletheMaximumPerformancepowerplananduserscannot

selectit.

Also,theITadministratorcanconguresettingsfortheGeneralSettingpolicies,PowerPlan(Scheme)

Deploymentspolicies,GlobalPowerSettingspolicies,andBatteryMaintenancepolicy.

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Chapter2.Installation

ThefollowinginstructionsprovideinstallationproceduresforPowerManager.

NetFrameworkdependence

PowerManagerrequiresMicrosoft

®

.NETFramework3.0orlater.Y ouneedtoinstallthe.NETFramework

beforeinstallingPowerManager.Y oucandownloadacompatibleversionofthe.NETFrameworkfromthe

followingMicrosoftWebsite:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/default.aspx

Note:TousePowerManagerinWindows2000operatingsystems,installPowerManagerversion1.48.

Considerationsforinstallation

VariousfunctionsinPowerManagerhavedependencyonhardware,BIOS,drivers,andotherThinkVantage

Technologies(TVTs).Whenafunctionisnotsupportedonaclientcomputer,thefunctionishiddeninPower

Manager.Installingthelatestversionofthefollowingsoftwareisstronglyrecommendedtoenablethefull

rangeoffunctionsinPowerManager.

•BIOSupdate

•ThinkPadPowerManagementDriver

•Hotkeydriver

•AccessConnections™

InstallingPowerManager

ToinstallPowerManagerwithoutuser'sinteraction,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheWindowsXP ,WindowsVista

®

,orWindows7operatingsystem,andthenloginwith

administrativeprivileges.

2.ExtractthePowerManagersoftwarepackagetotheharddiskdrive.Forexample:

C:\Drivers\Vista\PWRMGRV

3.Dependingontheoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindowsXPoperatingsystemusersClickStart➙Run,andthentypecmdintheOpenboxto

openthecommandpromptwindow.

•ForWindowsVistaorWindows7operatingsystemusersClickStart,typecmdintheStartSearch

box,andthenselectrunasadministratortoopenthecommandpromptwindow.

4.InstallPowerManagersilentlywithadefaultpathforinstallationlogbyusingthefollowingcommandline:

<path>\setup.exe-S–SMS

ToinstallPowerManagerinteractively,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheWindowsXP,WindowsVista,orWindows7operatingsystem,andthenloginwith

administrativeprivileges.

2.Double-clickthePowerManagersoftwarepackage.TheReadytoInstallwindowopens.

3.IntheSelectDestinationLocationwindow,clickNext.Ifyouwouldliketoselectadifferentfolder,

clickBrowse.

4.IntheReadytoInstallwindow,clickInstall.Allthenecessaryleswillbeextractedtothefolder

selectedinstep3.

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5.MakesurethatyouhaveselectedtheInstallThinkVantagePowerManagernowoptionandclick

Finish.

6.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompleteinstallationandrestartthecomputer.

Note:PowerManagerhastwodifferentversions.OneisforWindowsXPoperatingsystemsandtheotheris

forWindowsVistaandWindows7operatingsystems.WhenyouinstallPowerManageronyourcomputer,

matchthePowerManagerversionwithyouroperatingsystem.PowerManagerdesignedspecicallyfor

WindowsVistaandWindows7operatingsystemsmightnotfunctioncorrectlyonWindowsXPoperating

systems,andviceversa.

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Chapter3.WorkingwithActiveDirectoryandADMorADMX

les

ActiveDirectoryprovidesamechanismthatenablesadministratorstomanagecomputers,groups,end

users,domains,securitypolicies,andanytypeofuser-denedobjects.ThemechanismisknownasGroup

PolicyandAdministrativeTemplate(ADMorADMX)les.WithGroupPolicyandADMorADMXles,IT

administratorsdenesettingsthatcanbeappliedtocomputersorusersinthedomain.

LenovoprovidesPowerManagerADMorADMXlesforWindowsXP ,WindowsVista,andWindows7client

computers,withvecategoriesofpolicysettings:GeneralSetting,PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments,

GlobalPowerSettings,BatteryMaintenance,andPowerAgendaDeployments.

AddingAdministrativeTemplates

Designedtosaveyoutimeandeffort,Lenovoprovidestheadministrativetemplateles,"PWMGPO.ADM"

and"PWMGPO.ADMX"forWindowsXPoperatingsystems,and"PMVGPO.ADM"and"PMVGPO.ADMX"for

WindowsVistaandWindows7operatingsystems,whichcanbeusedwithGroupPolicyEditortosetthe

policiesforPowerManager.TheseADMorADMXlescanbedownloadedfromtheLenovoSupportWeb

siteat:

http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN

DependingontheenvironmentofActiveDirectory,theITadministratorselectseitherADMorADMXlesand

addsthelestotheGroupPolicyEditor.

ToaddthePowerManagerADMlestotheGroupPolicyEditor,dothefollowing:

1.OnthecomputerrunningtheActiveDirectory,clickStart➙Run,andtypegpedit.msc.TheGroup

PolicyEditorwindowopens.

2.UnderComputerConguration,right-clickAdministrativeT emplates.

3.ClickAdd/RemoveTemplates,andtheAdd/RemoveTemplateswindowopens.

4.ClickAdd,andselectthePWMGPO.ADMleforWindowsXPclientcomputers.

5.ClickAdd,andselectthePMVGPO.ADMleforWindowsVistaandWindows7clientcomputers.

6.ClickClosetoclosetheAdd/RemoveTemplateswindow.

7.MakesurethattheADMleshavebeenaddedtotheGroupPolicyEditorbydoingthefollowing:

•ForWindowsXPoperatingsystems

a.UnderComputerConguration,expandAdministrativeT emplates.AnewitemnamedLenovo

ThinkVantageComponentsispresent.

b.ExpandLenovoThinkVantageComponents.Asub-itemnamedPowerManagerispresent.

c.UnderUserConguration,expandAdministrativeT emplates.AnewitemnamedLenovo

ThinkVantageComponentsispresent.

d.ExpandLenovoThinkVantageComponents.Asub-itemnamedPowerManagerispresent.

•ForWindowsVistaandWindows7operatingsystems

a.UnderComputerConguration,expandAdministrativeTemplatesandnavigatetoClassic

AdministrativeTemplates.AnewitemnamedLenovoThinkVantageComponentsispresent.

b.ExpandLenovoThinkVantageComponents.Asub-itemnamedPowerManagerforVista/7

ispresent.

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c.UnderUserConguration,expandAdministrativeTemplatesandnavigatetoClassic

AdministrativeTemplates.AnewitemnamedLenovoThinkVantageComponentsispresent.

d.ExpandLenovoThinkVantageComponents.Asub-itemnamedPowerManagerforVista/7

ispresent.

ToaddthePowerManagerADMXlestotheGroupPolicyEditor,dothefollowing:

1.OnthecomputerrunningtheActiveDirectorythatsupportsADMX,extracttheadmx_tp_xp.zipand

admx_tp_vista_7.ziplestoalocaldirectory.

2.CopythePWMGPO.admxandPMVGPO.admxlestotheC:\Windows\PolicyDenitionsdirectory.

3.CopythePWMGPO.admlandPMVGPO.admllestotheC:\Windows\PolicyDenitions\en-USdirectory.

4.ClickStart➙Run,andtypegpedit.msc.TheGroupPolicyEditorwindowopens.TheLocalGroup

PolicyEditorwillautomaticallyreadallADMXlessavedintheC:\Windows\PolicyDenitionsdirectory.

5.MakesurethatADMXleshavebeenaddedtotheGroupPolicyEditorbydoingthefollowing:

a.UnderComputerConguration,expandAdministrativeT emplates.AnewitemnamedLenovo

ThinkVantageComponentsispresent.

b.ExpandLenovoThinkVantageComponents.Asub-itemnamedPowerManagerandPower

ManagerforVista/7ispresent.

c.UnderUserConguration,expandAdministrativeTemplates.AnewitemnamedLenovo

ThinkVantageComponentsispresent.

d.ExpandLenovoThinkVantageComponents.Asub-itemnamedPowerManagerandPower

ManagerforVista/7ispresent.

Notes:

1.ThepolicysettingsinthePowerManagercongurationitemareforWindowsXPclientcomputers,and

thesepolicysettingsdonotaffectWindowsVistaandWindows7clientcomputers.

2.ThepolicysettingsinthePowerManagerforVista/7congurationitemareforWindowsVistaand

Windows7clientcomputers,andthesepolicysettingsdonotaffectWindowsXPclientcomputers.

GeneralSetting

GeneralSettingpoliciesenablesITadministratortoconguregeneralsettingssuchasselectinganactive

powerplan.

TocongureGeneralSettingpolicies,dothefollowing:

•ForWindowsXPclientcomputers(ADMandADMXles)

UnderComputerConguration,clickAdministrativeTemplates➙LenovoThinkVantage

Components➙PowerManager➙GeneralSetting.

•ForWindowsVistaorWindows7clientcomputers(ADMle)

UnderComputerConguration,clickAdministrativeT emplates➙ClassicAdministrativeTemplates

➙LenovoThinkVantageComponents➙PowerManagerforVista/7➙GeneralSetting.

•ForWindowsVistaorWindows7clientcomputers(ADMXle)

UnderComputerConguration,clickAdministrativeTemplates➙LenovoThinkVantage

Components➙PowerManagerforVista/7➙GeneralSetting.

Thistableprovidesdetailedinformationabouteachpolicysetting.

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Table1.GeneralSetting

PolicysettingsDescription

Donotallowclienttoswitchpowerplan

Specieswhethertoallowswitchingpowerplanonclient

computers.

Ifthispolicysettingisenabledanduserschangethe

powerplan,PowerManagerwillautomaticallychangethe

currentpowerplanbacktotheoriginalpowerplan.

Notes:

1.Thispolicydoesnotinhibitusersfrommodifying

thepowersavingsettingsintheactivepowerplan.

Whenthispolicyisenabled,userscanmovethe

sliderinBasicmodeonWindowsVistaorWindows

7operatingsystemstomodifythepowersaving

settingsintheactivepowerplan.

However,iftheoriginalpowerplanissettoMaximum

PerformanceorMaximumBatteryLife,users

cannotusetheslidertomodifythepowersaving

settingsinthepowerplan.

2.IftheoriginalpowerplanisnotownedbyPower

Manager,userscanstillswitchtoanotherpowerplan.

Whenthispolicyisenabled,usersstillcanmodifythe

activepowerplan,ormovetheslidercontrolinBasic

mode.

Donotallowclienttocreatenewpowerplan

Specieswhethertoallowcreatinganewpowerplanin

PowerManageronclientcomputers.

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,theNewbuttonfor

creatingpowerplansinPowerManagermainuser

interfaceisunavailable,thoughuserscancreateapower

planoutsidePowerManager.Forexample,userscan

createapowerplanusingPowerOptiontoolinControl

Panel.

Donotallowclienttoselectspecicpowerplan

Specieswhethertoallowselectingspecicpowerplan

ownedbyPowerManageronclientcomputers.

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youmustinputthepower

planname.Whenapowerplanwithaninvalidnameis

selected,thecurrentpowerplanisswitchedtoanother

predenedpowerplan.

Notes:

1.PowerManagersearchesforavailablepowerplansin

thefollowingorder:

a.PowerManagerlooksfortheEnergySaver

powerplan,whichiscalledThinkPadDefaultor

EnergyStaronsomesystems.

b.Iftheabovesearchfailsorthepowerplanis

invalid,PowerManagerlooksforthePower

SourceOptimizedpowerplan.

c.Iftheabovesearchfailsorthepowerplanis

invalid,PowerManagerlooksfortheMaximum

BatteryLifepowerplan.

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Table1.GeneralSetting(continued)

PolicysettingsDescription

2.OnlypowerplansvisibleinPowerManagercanbe

specied,andWindowsdefaultpowerplanscannot

bespecied.

SelectanActivePowerPlanSpeciesthenameofthepowerplanownedbyPower

Managertomakeitactiveonclientcomputers.

Notes:

1.Thespeciedpowerplannameshouldexistonclient

computers.

2.Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youmustinputthe

powerplanname.

PowerManagerappliespowerplanspeciedinthis

policyduringstartup.Evenwhenanactivepowerplanis

speciedbythispolicy,theuserisabletochangeactive

powerplanafterPowerManagerstartup.

HideInternetAccess

SpecieswhetherornottohidetheInternetaccess.

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,allWeblinksinPower

Managerarehidden.Also,theBuyabatterylinkin

WindowsPowerOptionisdeletedbyselectingDeletein

allpull-downmenus.

Note:WhentheBuyabatterylinkisdeletedbythis

policy,thelinkdoesnotappearevenwhenthispolicy

isdisabled.

PowerLogging

SpeciesthelogoutputsettingoftheAC/DCwattage.

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youmustsetnumeric

valuesforthelogoutputinterval(minute)andlog

clearanceinterval(day).

ThelogoutputlenameisPWMLDLOG.INI.Thelog

outputlewillbecreatedunderPowerManager's

installationfolder.

PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments

ThepolicysettingsinthePowerPlanDeploymentscongurationitemenablestheITadministratortocreate

custompowerplansanddeploythosepowerplans.TheITadministratorneedstocongureeverypolicy

underthiscongurationitem.PolicysettingsinthePowerPlanDeploymentscongurationitemcannotbe

usedtoeditexistingpowerplansonclientcomputers.Onceapowerplanisdeployed,theITadministrator

cannoteditthepowerplanfromtheserverside.Todeployanewpowerplan,theITadministratorneedsto

congureapowerplanwithadifferentpowerplanname.

TocongurethePowerPlan(Scheme)Deploymentspolicies,dothefollowing:

•ForWindowsXPclientcomputers(ADMandADMXles)

UnderComputerConguration,clickAdministrativeTemplates➙LenovoThinkVantage

Components➙PowerManager➙PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments.

•ForWindowsVistaorWindows7clientcomputers(ADMle)

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UnderComputerConguration,clickAdministrativeT emplates➙ClassicAdministrativeTemplates

➙LenovoThinkVantageComponents➙PowerManagerforVista/7➙PowerPlan(Scheme)

Deployments.

•ForWindowsVistaorWindows7clientcomputers(ADMXle)

UnderComputerConguration,clickAdministrativeTemplates➙LenovoThinkVantage

Components➙PowerManagerforVista/7➙PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments.

Thistableprovidesdetailedinformationabouteachpolicysetting.Inthistable,(AC)meansthepolicy

settingforclientcomputerswithacpoweradapterplugged,and(DC)meansthepolicysettingforclient

computersonbatterypower.

Table2.PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments

PolicysettingsDescription

PlanName

Speciesthenameofthepowerplantodeploytoclient

computers.

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youmustinputthe

powerplanname.Alimitofthepowerplannameis

32single-bytecharacters.Ifthepowerplannameis

double-byte,limitthepowerplannameto16characters.

Note:Onceapowerplanisdeployed,youcannotedit

thepowerplanfromtheserverside.Whenyouchangea

powerplanname,thepowerplanisdeployedasanew

powerplantoclientcomputers.

MaximumCPUSpeed(AC)SpeciesthemaximumspeedofCPU.

Possiblemaximumspeedsinclude:

•Highest

•Adaptive

•Low

•Lowest

MaximumCPUSpeed(DC)SpeciesthemaximumspeedofCPU.

Possiblemaximumspeedsinclude:

•Highest

•Adaptive

•Low

•Lowest

SystemPerformance(AC)Speciesthesystemperformancetype.

Possiblesystemperformancetypesincludes:

•Maximumturbo

•Turbo

•Balance

•Low

Note:ThesystemperformanceaffectstheMaximum

CPUspeedsetting,IntelGraphicsPowerPlansetting,

andturbostate.Iftheuserhasdenedasystem

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Table2.PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments(continued)

PolicysettingsDescription

performancetype,theMaximumCPUSpeedsettingand

IntelGraphicsPowerPlansettingwillbeoverwritten.

SystemPerformance(DC)Speciesthesystemperformancetype.

Possiblesystemperformancetypesincludes:

•Maximumturbo

•Turbo

•Balance

•Low

Note:ThesystemperformanceaffectstheMaximum

CPUspeedsetting,IntelGraphicsPowerPlansetting,

andturbostate.Iftheuserhasdenedasystem

performancetype,theMaximumCPUSpeedsettingand

IntelGraphicsPowerPlansettingwillbeoverwritten.

CPUDeeperSleep(AC)SpecieswhethertoenabletheCPUtoenterthedeeper

sleepstate.Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,theCPUwill

gointothedeepersleepstate.

CPUDeeperSleep(DC)SpecieswhethertoenabletheCPUtoenterthedeeper

sleepstate.Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,theCPUwill

gointothedeepersleepstate.

Optimizefancontrolto(AC)Speciesthefancontrolmode.

Possiblefancontrolmodesinclude:

•Maximizeperformance

•Balanceallparameters

•Reducenoisedynamically

Note:TheReducenoisedynamicallyoptiondoesnot

takeeffectiftheMaximumCPUspeed(AC)optionis

setto"Low"or"Lowest."

Optimizefancontrolto(DC)Speciesthefancontrolmode.

Possiblefancontrolmodesinclude:

•Maximizeperformance

•Balanceallparameters

•Reducenoisedynamically

Note:TheReducenoisedynamicallyoptiondoes

nottakeeffectiftheMaximumCPUspeed(AC)

optionissetto"Low"or"Lowest."

DisplayBrightness16(AC)Speciesthebrightnesslevelofclientcomputerdisplays

with16brightnesslevels.Ifabrightnesslevelishigh,

thedisplaygetsbright.

DisplayBrightness16(DC)Speciesthebrightnesslevelofclientcomputerdisplays

with16brightnesslevels.Ifabrightnesslevelishigh,

thedisplaygetsbright.

DisplayBrightness8(AC)Speciesthebrightnesslevelofclientcomputerdisplays

with8brightnesslevels.

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Table2.PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments(continued)

PolicysettingsDescription

DisplayBrightness8(DC)Speciesthebrightnesslevelofclientcomputerdisplays

with8brightnesslevels.

SwitchableGraphics(AC)SpeciesthegraphicsmodeoftheNVIDIAswitchable

graphics.

Possiblegraphicsmodesinclude:

•EnergySaving

•HighPerformance

Notes:

1.Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youmustselecta

graphicsmode.

2.ThissettingisnotsupportedonWindowsXPclient

computers.

SwitchableGraphics(DC)SpeciesthegraphicsmodeoftheNVIDIAswitchable

graphics.

Possiblegraphicsmodesinclude:

•EnergySaving

•HighPerformance

Notes:

1.Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youmustselecta

graphicsmode.

2.ThissettingisnotsupportedonWindowsXPclient

computers.

IntelGraphicsPowerPlan(AC)SpeciesthepowerplanoftheIntelgraphicssubsystem.

Possiblepowerplansinclude:

•MaximumBatteryLife

•Balanced

•MaximumPerformance

Note:Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youmustselecta

powerplan.

IntelGraphicsPowerPlan(DC)SpeciesthepowerplanoftheIntelgraphicssubsystem.

Possiblepowerplansinclude:

•MaximumBatteryLife

•Balanced

•MaximumPerformance

Note:Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youmustselecta

powerplan.

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Table2.PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments(continued)

PolicysettingsDescription

Automaticopticaldrivepoweroff(AC)Specieswhethertoautomaticallyturnofftheoptical

drivewhenthefollowingconditionsaremet:

•SystemhasstartedbutnoCDorDVDhasbeen

insertedwithin10minutes.

•TheCDorDVDhasbeenremovedandhasnotbeen

replacedwithin10minutes.

Automaticopticaldrivepoweroff(DC)Specieswhethertoautomaticallyturnofftheoptical

drivewhenthefollowingconditionsaremet:

•SystemhasstartedbutnoCDorDVDhasbeen

insertedwithin10minutes.

•TheCDorDVDhasbeenremovedandhasnotbeen

replacedwithin10minutes.

Lowerdisplaybrightness16(DC)Speciestheperiodofinactivitybeforeloweringthe

displaybrightnessandthebrightnesslevelwhenthe

Lowerdisplaybrightness16settingtakeseffectafter

thespeciedperiod.Thebrightnesslevelmustbe

lowerthanthebrightnesslevelspeciedintheDisplay

Brightness16setting.Thissettingisfortheclient

computerswith16brightnesslevels.

Possibletimeperiodsinclude:

•1minute(WindowsXPonly)

•2minutes(WindowsXPonly)

•3minutes(WindowsXPonly)

•5minutes(WindowsXPonly)

•10minutes(WindowsXPonly)

•15minutes

•20minutes

•25minutes

•30minutes

•45minutes

•Never

Note:ThissettingisnotsupportedinACmodeanditis

notsupportedonWindows7clientcomputers.

Lowerdisplaybrightness8(DC)Speciestheperiodofinactivitybeforeloweringthe

displaybrightnesswhentheLowerdisplaybrightness

8settingtakeseffectafterthespeciedperiod.The

brightnesslevelmustbelowerthanthebrightnesslevel

speciedintheDisplayBrightness8setting.Thissetting

isfortheclientcomputerswith8brightnesslevels.

Possibletimeperiodsinclude:

•1minute(WindowsXPonly)

•2minutes(WindowsXPonly)

•3minutes(WindowsXPonly)

•5minutes(WindowsXPonly)

•10minutes(WindowsXPonly)

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Table2.PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments(continued)

PolicysettingsDescription

•15minutes

•20minutes

•25minutes

•30minutes

•45minutes

•Never

Note:ThissettingisnotsupportedinACmodeanditis

notsupportedonWindows7clientcomputers.

Dimdisplay(AC)SpeciestheperiodofinactivitybeforeWindows

automaticallyreducesthedisplaybrightnessandthe

brightnesslevelwhentheDimdisplaysettingtakes

effectafterthespeciedperiod.Youcanspecifythe

periodofinactivityinseconds.

Note:ThissettingissupportedonlyonWindows7client

computers.

Dimdisplay(DC)SpeciestheperiodofinactivitybeforeWindows

automaticallyreducesthedisplaybrightnessandthe

brightnesslevelwhentheDimdisplaysettingtakes

effectafterthespeciedperiod.Youcanspecifythe

periodofinactivityinseconds.

Note:ThissettingissupportedonlyonWindows7client

computers.

Minimizedisplayrefreshrate(DC)Speciestheperiodofinactivitybeforeminimizingthe

displayrefreshrate.

Possibletimeperiodsinclude:

•1minute(WindowsXPonly)

•2minutes(WindowsXPonly)

•3minutes(WindowsXPonly)

•5minutes(WindowsXPonly)

•10minutes(WindowsXPonly)

•15minutes

•20minutes

•25minutes

•30minutes

•45minutes

•Never

Note:ThissettingisnotsupportedinACmode.

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Table2.PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments(continued)

PolicysettingsDescription

SwitchtoEnergySavingGraphics(AC)Speciestheperiodofinactivitybeforeswitchingto

energysavinggraphics.

Possibletimeperiodsinclude:

•2minutes

•5minutes

•10minutes

•15minutes

•30minutes

•45minutes

•1hour

•2hours

•3hours

•Never

Notes:

1.Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youmustselecta

timeperiod.

2.ThissettingisnotsupportedonWindowsXPclient

computers.

SwitchtoEnergySavingGraphics(DC)Speciestheperiodofinactivitybeforeswitchingto

energysavinggraphics.

Possibletimeperiodsinclude:

•2minutes

•5minutes

•10minutes

•15minutes

•30minutes

•45minutes

•1hour

•2hours

•3hours

•Never

Notes:

1.Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youmustselecta

timeperiod.

2.ThissettingisnotsupportedonWindowsXPclient

computers.

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