Owners Manual

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Viewing Serial Communication on page 52
System Profile Settings
You can use the System Profile Settings screen to enable specific system performance settings such as power management.
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System BIOS on page 35
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System Profile Settings details on page 54
Viewing System Profile Settings on page 54
Viewing System Profile Settings
To view the System Profile Settings screen, perform the following steps:
1. Turn on, or restart your system.
2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4. On the System BIOS screen, click System Profile Settings.
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System Profile Settings on page 54
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System Profile Settings details on page 54
System Profile Settings details
The System Profile Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
System Profile Sets the system profile. If you set the System Profile option to a mode other than Custom, the BIOS
automatically sets the rest of the options. You can only change the rest of the options if the mode is set
to Custom. This option is set to Performance Per Watt Optimized (DAPC) by default. DAPC is Dell
Active Power Controller.
NOTE: All the parameters on the system profile setting screen are available only when the System
Profile option is set to Custom.
CPU Power
Management
Sets the CPU power management. This option is set to System DBPM (DAPC) by default.
Memory
Frequency
Sets the speed of the memory. You can select Maximum Performance, Maximum Reliability, or a
specific speed.
Turbo Boost Enables or disables the processor to operate in the turbo boost mode. This option is set to Enabled by
default.
54 Pre-operating system management applications