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Dell Power Manager Service (DPM)
DPM is a Dell-developed application providing simplified and efficient power management capabilities for Dell computers. Dell
Power Manager is an application that allows you to maximize the battery life of the system. Configure how the battery should
be maintained based on your personal preferences. It also supports alert notifications that are related to power adapter, battery,
docking, and USB Type-C device/protocol incompatibility. The key features are as follows:
● Battery information: Display battery health information, adjust battery settings or create a custom-battery setting.
● Advanced charge mode: Control battery charging to prolong battery life.
● Peak Shift : Reduce power consumption by automatically switching the computer to battery power. DPM does it during
certain times of the day, even when the computer is plugged into a direct power source.
● Thermal Management: Control processor and cooling fan settings to manage performance, system surface temperature, and
fan noise.
● Battery Extender: Conserve battery charge by affecting CPU power level, screen brightness and keyboard illumination levels,
and by muting audio.
● Alerts Management: Enable or disable adapter, battery, docking station, thermal, and other types of alerts.
● Group Policies: Apply default settings and/or prevent users from changing power alerts system events, power management,
thermal management, battery extender, and battery settings.
● Product Feedback: Provide feedback on the software.
Downloading and installing the DPM
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Go to www.dell.com/support.
3. In the Search support field, enter the Service Tag/Serial Number/Service Request/Model/Keyword of your computer, and
then click Search.
NOTE:
If you do not have the Service Tag/Serial Number/Service Request/Model/Keyword, use the SupportAssist
feature to automatically identify your computer. You can also click Browse all products to manually browse for your
computer.
4. Click Drivers & downloads > Find drivers.
5. In the Category drop-down, and select System Management.
6. Click Download to download the DPM application for your computer.
7. After the download is complete, go to the folder where you saved the DPM file.
8. Double-click the DPM file icon, and follow the instructions on the screen.
Dell Rugged Dock
The Dell Rugged docks (Rugged Tablet Desk Dock/Rugged Tablet Vehicle Dock) are devices that links all your electronic
devices to your laptop computer using USB/Pogo interface. When you connect the tablet to the docking station, you can gain
access to all your peripherals such as the mouse, keyboard, external hard drive, and large-screen displays without having to plug
each one into the laptop.
CAUTION:
You must update your computer's BIOS and the Dell Docking Station drivers to the latest versions
available on Dell support site before using the docking station. Older BIOS versions and drivers could result in
the docking station not being recognized by your computer or not functioning optimally.
For more information about the drivers required for the Dell docks, see
product-support/product/dell-thunderbolt-dock-tb16/manuals
DisplayLink Driver for Rugged Tablet Dock
For optimal graphics performance on Dell Rugged dock, install the Displaylink graphics driver applicable to your computer that is
available for download on the Dell support site.
Downloading and installing the Displaylink Dock driver
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Go to www.dell.com/support.
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