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Appendix – B, Tables

- Control Point System Manager Features - Table B1

Category

Feature

DCP SM

Release
Version

Availablity of Feature

when DCP Installed?

Availablity of Feature

when Dell provides

drivers/middleware, but No DCP

Availabilty of Feature

when only Windows OS installed?

user profiles

v1.0

Yes

N/A

Only power schemes are available in

the OS.

View battery manufacturer info.

v1.0

Yes

N/A

Yes, through BIOS

View battery health info.

v1.0

Yes

N/A

Yes, through BIOS

battery charge enable/disable status

v1.0

Yes

N/A

Yes

Network card power management

v1.0

Yes

Yes (Intel LOM)

No (some Broadcom LOMs)

Extended Battery Life/ All Day Battery Life.

(ADBL)

v1.0

Yes

N/A

No

Dell Enhanced Performance Plans (User

Selectable Thermal Tables for Performance,

temperature and sound levels)

v1.4

Yes

N/A

No

Digidesign Audio/Video mode

v1.3

Yes

N/A

Yes, thru individual settings in BIOS/OS

Display settings

Inactivate display and system timeouts when

activating an external display using FnF8.

v1.0

Yes

N/A

No

Fn+F2 to enable Battery Charge disable

v1.0

Yes

N/A

Yes, but with No screen pop-up display

Fn+F3 launch DCP w/ Battery Status

v1.0

Yes

N/A

No

Fn+F7 to enable/disable DCP

v1.0

Yes

N/A

No

Fn+F8 to switch between display settings

v1.0

Yes

N/A

Yes, but with No screen pop-up display

Hot Key customizaton

User hot key customization ability (also Fn+D

functionality which is set to toggle display by

default).

v1.0

Yes

N/A

No

Keyboard backlighting

Keyboard backlighting options (to be able to

set the intensity, inactivity timeout values

and input triggers.)

v1.0

Yes

N/A

Yes, but with No screen pop-up display

Ability to Adjust Brightness Level

v1.0

Yes

N/A

Yes, but with No screen pop-up display

feedback through on screen display

v1.0

Yes

N/A

No

Ability to enale/disable ALS

v1.0

Yes

N/A

Yes

ALS

Feedback through on screen display

v1.0

Yes

N/A

No

Reporting of Ambient Temp log information

at OS presence (PWS only)

v1.2

Yes

N/A

Through BIOS

Reporting of CPU Temp log information at OS

presence (PWS only)

v1.2

Yes

N/A

Through BIOS

Reporting of SMART Alerts log information at

OS presence (PWS only)

v1.2

Yes

N/A

Through BIOS

Reporting of ECC Alerts log information at OS

presence (PWS only)

v1.2

Yes

N/A

Through BIOS

Privacy Screen - Discreet Graphics

Fn+E to enable/disable Privacy screen

v1.0

Yes

N/A

No

Privacy Screen - UMA Graphics

Fn+E to enable/disable Privacy screen

v1.2.01

Yes

N/A

No

"Color Space" Panel Settings for
RGB LED Displays (17" only)

Provides system level controls for NTSC,

sRGB, Pro Photo RGB/Kodak or Adobe color

settings (certain panels only)

v1.3

Yes

N/A

No

Brightness

Function Keys

Hardware Monitoring for Desktops

Power Manager

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