Page 2 - “Notices” on page 35.
Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix B “Notices” on page 35. Seventh Edition (March 2012) © Copyright Lenovo 2008, 2012. LIMITED AND RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE: If data or software is delivered pursuant a General Services Administrat...
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Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Chapter 1. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2. Installation . . . . . . . . . . 3 .Net Framework dependency . . . . . . . . . . 3 Installing Power Manager without user'sinteraction . . . . . ....
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Page 5 - Preface; ThinkVantage
Preface This guide is intended for IT administrators, or those who are responsible for deploying the Power Managerprogram (hearafter refer to as Power Manager) to computers in their organization. The purpose of thisguide is to provide the information required for installing Power Manager on one or m...
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Page 7 - Features; Power Manager includes the following functions:
Chapter 1. Overview Power Manager helps users adjust power settings to give the best balance between system performanceand power saving through slider control or power plans. Power Manager provides a variety of power saving features through two essential modes, Basic andAdvanced. Basic mode is set a...
Page 9 - Chapter 2. Installation; .Net Framework dependency; cmd; Considerations for installing Power Manager
Chapter 2. Installation The following instructions provide installation procedures for Power Manager. .Net Framework dependency Power Manager requires the Microsoft ® .NET Framework 3.0 or later. You need to install the .NET Framework before installing Power Manager. You can download a compatible ve...
Page 11 - Working with Active Directory and ADM files; Adding Administrative Templates
Chapter 3. Working with Active Directory and ADM files Active Directory provides a mechanism that enables administrators to manage computers, groups, end users,domains, security policies, and any type of user-defined objects. The mechanisms that Active Directory usesto accomplish this are known as G...
Page 12 - To configure General setting policies, do the following:
General setting General setting policies enable IT administrators to configure general settings such as selecting an activepower plan. To configure General setting policies, do the following: • For Windows XP client computers Under Computer Configuration , click Administrative Templates ➙ Lenovo Thi...
Page 23 - Global Power Setting
Table 2. Power Plan (Scheme) Deployments (continued) Policy settings Description • Shut down This setting is only supported on Windows Vista clientcomputers. Global Power Setting Global Power Setting policies enable you to configure global power settings. To configure Global Power Setting policies, ...
Page 25 - Power Agenda
Table 3. Global Power Setting (continued) Policy settings Description Power Management CPU Specifies the action that the Windows operating systemtakes when there is no system activity for a specifiedinterval. If you select Automatic , then when there is no system activity for a specified interval, t...
Page 26 - Power Agenda policy settings; To configure Power Agenda policies, do the following:
Power Agenda policy settings Power Agenda policies enable you to configure Power Agenda deployment settings. To configure Power Agenda policies, do the following: • For Windows XP client computers Under User Configuration , click Administrative Templates ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Components ➙ Power Mana...
Page 34 - Cisco EnergyWise support for the Windows 7 operating system; Under
Cisco EnergyWise support for the Windows 7 operating system The Cisco EnergyWise solution collaborates with Power Manager to measure, report, and reduce the energyconsumption of an entire corporate infrastructure. To configure Cisco EnergyWise Deployments policies, do the following: Under Computer C...
Page 36 - Customizing the ADM file; Create a power agenda block in the ADM file by doing the following:
Table 6. EnergyWise Configuration Deployments (continued) Policy settings Description Device Specifies the device type of the client computer. Configurable options include: • Not configured • Enabled • Disabled If you enable this policy setting, you must input the devicetype of the client computer. ...
Page 37 - Strings
4. Add the following lines to the Strings block by doing the following: a. Search for Strings . b. In the Strings block, do the following: • For Windows XP operating systems 1) Under CPowerAgenda10 ="Power Agenda10" add CPowerAgenda11 ="Power Agenda11"CPowerAgenda12 ="Power Agend...
Page 39 - Power Configuration Policy
Appendix A. Configurations for deploying Dynamic PowerManagement settings to Windows XP client computers Non-administrator groups or users on Windows XP client computers have no permission to change thepower settings. By design, this is a feature of the Windows XP operating system. To deploy PowerMa...
Page 40 - the following registry subkeys:
8. Check there are two group policy objects generated in the Active Directory Users and Computers window: • MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Controls Folder\PowerCfg • USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\PowerCfg Notes: 1. Non-administrator groups or users on Windows XP client computers mu...
Page 42 - Trademarks; AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Trademarks The following terms are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both: LenovoThinkVantage AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Intel is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States andother countries....