Lenovo M71e User Manual

PowerManager
DeploymentGuide

Updated:March,

2012

Note:Beforeusingthisinformationandtheproductitsupports,readthegeneralinformationinAppendixB
“Notices”onpage35.

SeventhEdition(March2012)

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Contents

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

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

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

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

.NetFrameworkdependency..........3

InstallingPowerManagerwithoutuser's

interaction.................3

ConsiderationsforinstallingPowerManager....3

Chapter3.WorkingwithActive

DirectoryandADMles........5

AddingAdministrativeT emplates........5

Generalsetting...............6

PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments.......7

GlobalPowerSetting............17

PowerAgenda...............19

PowerAgendapolicysettings.......20

CiscoEnergyWisesupportfortheWindows7

operatingsystem............28

CustomizingtheADMle.........30

AppendixA.Congurations
fordeployingDynamicPower
ManagementsettingstoWindows

XPclientcomputers.........33

AppendixB.Notices..........35

Trademarks................36

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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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Chapter1.Overview

PowerManagerhelpsusersadjustpowersettingstogivethebestbalancebetweensystemperformance
andpowersavingthroughslidercontrolorpowerplans.

PowerManagerprovidesavarietyofpowersavingfeaturesthroughtwoessentialmodes,Basicand
Advanced.BasicmodeissetasdefaultwhenusersopenPowerManagerforthersttime.Userscan
specifythelevelofpowersavingbysimplyusingtheslider,withoutpowerplans.Advancedmodeenables
userstocongurepowerplansandthefullrangeoffunctionsinPowerManagertomeetspecicpower
savingneeds.PowerManagerenablesuserstoschedulepoweractionsbycreatingpoweragendasto
meetthespecicneeds.

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,towardHighperformance,increasestheCPU
speedandthebrightnessofthecomputerdisplaybutusesmoreenergy.Movingtheslidertotheright,
towardHighenergysavings,savestheenergywhilelimitingtheCPUspeedandthebrightnessof
thecomputerdisplay.

Whenusersmovetheslidertotheleftmostposition,thepowersavingsettingsintheMaximum
Performancepowerplanareapplied.Whenusersmovetheslidertotherightmostposition,thepower
savingsettingsintheMaximumEnergySavingpowerplanareapplied.

•View,create,delete,andswitchpowerplans

Apowerplanisacollectionofhardwareandsystemsettingsthatmanageshowthecomputerisusedand
conservespower.PowerManagerpowerplansprovidemanymorepowersavingfeaturesthanWindows
powerplans.OnthePowerPlantab,theusercanviewspecicsettingsinanyofthepredenedpower
plans:PowerSourceOptimized,Timersoff(Presentation),MaximumPerformance,VideoPlayback,
MaximumEnergySaving,andThinkCentreDefault.Thesepredenedpowerplansaredesignedtomeet
theneedsofmostpeople.Ifapredenedpowerplandoesnotmeetsomeusers'needs,thePower
Managerwizardhelpstheseuserscreatetheirowncustompowerplans.Userscandeletecustompower
plansbutcannotdeletepredenedpowerplans.Userscaneasilyswitchtoanotherpowerplanby
clickingthePowerManagericoninthenoticationareaandthenselectingfromthepowerplanlist.

•RemotelycongurePowerManageranddeploypowerplan

PowerManagerenablesanITadministratortocongurePowerManageranddeployapowerplanby
ActiveDirectory.TheITadministratorcanselectanactivepowerplanforclientcomputers,andinhibit
theusers'abilitytoswitchamongpowerplans,selectaspecicpowerplan,orcreateapowerplan.For

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example,theITadministratorcandisabletheMaximumPerformancepowerplananduserscannotselect
it.Also,theITadministratorcancongureGlobalPowerSettings.

•RemotelycongurePowerManagertodeploypoweragendas

PowerManagerenablesanITadministratortocongurePowerManageranddeployapoweragenda
byActiveDirectory.TheITadministratorcanupdatethepoweragendasettingsofclientcomputers
remotelyandtheusersofclientcomputerscanhavethosepoweragendasworkautomaticallywithout
conguringpoweragendasbythemselves.Ifpermitted,userscancongureindividualpoweragendas,or
createscheduledorimmediateactionsincluding:

–Shutdown

–Hibernate

–Sleep

–Switchtoapowerplan

–Setmonitorbrightness

ThepoweragendasaredisplayedonthePowerAgendastabaftertheyhavebeencreatedbyusers.
Userscanselectoneormorecreatedpoweragendasforusetomeettheirspecicneeds.Also,users
caneditordeleteoneormorepoweragendas.

Note:Ifusersupdatethepoweragendasettingsonclientcomputers,theprevioussettingswillbe
permanentlyoverwritten.

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Chapter2.Installation

ThefollowinginstructionsprovideinstallationproceduresforPowerManager.

.NetFrameworkdependency

PowerManagerrequirestheMicrosoft
beforeinstallingPowerManager.Y oucandownloadacompatibleversionofthe.NETFrameworkfromthe
followingMicrosoftWebsite:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/default.aspx

InstallingPowerManagerwithoutuser'sinteraction

ToinstallPowerManagerwithoutuser'sinteraction,dothefollowing:

1.StarttheMicrosoftWindowsXP,WindowsVista
withadministrativeprivileges.

2.ExtractthePowerManagersoftwarepackagetotheharddiskdrive,forexample:

C:\Drivers\Vista\PWRMGRV

3.Dependingontheoperatingsystem,dooneofthefollowing:

•ForWindowsXPoperatingsystems

ClickStart➙Run,andthentypecmdintheOpenboxtoopentheCommandPromptwindow.

•ForWindowsVistaandWindows7operatingsystems

ClickStart,typecmdintheStartSearchbox,andthenselectrunasadministratortoopenthe
CommandPromptwindow.

4.UsethefollowingcommandlinestoinstallPowerManager.

a.Toinstallinteractively,type:

<path>\setup.exe

b.T oinstallsilentlywithadefaultpathfortheinstallationlog,type:

<path>\setup.exe-S–SMS

®

.NETFramework3.0orlater.Y ouneedtoinstallthe.NETFramework

®

,orWindows7operatingsystem,andthenlogin

Note:PowerManagerhastwodifferentversions.OneisforWindowsXPoperatingsystemsandtheotheris
forWindowsVistaandWindows7operatingsystems.WhenyouinstallPowerManageronyourcomputer,
matchthePowerManagerversionwithyouroperatingsystem.PowerManagerdesignedspecicallyfor
WindowsVistaandWindows7operatingsystemsmightnotfunctioncorrectlyonWindowsXPoperating
systems,andviceversa.

ConsiderationsforinstallingPowerManager

VariousfunctionsinPowerManagerhavedependencyonhardwareanddrivers.Whenafunctionisnot
supportedonaclientcomputer,thefunctionishiddeninPowerManager.Installingthelatestversionofthe
videodriver(Intel

Note:TousethemonitorcongurationfunctionsofPowerManagerfordesktopcomputers,themonitor
needstosupporttheDisplayDataChannel/CommandInterface(DDC/CI).

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/AMD

/NVIDIA)isstronglyrecommendedtosupportthebrightnesscontrolfunctions.

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Chapter3.WorkingwithActiveDirectoryandADMles

ActiveDirectoryprovidesamechanismthatenablesadministratorstomanagecomputers,groups,endusers,
domains,securitypolicies,andanytypeofuser-denedobjects.ThemechanismsthatActiveDirectoryuses
toaccomplishthisareknownasGroupPolicyandAdministrativeTemplateles(ADM).WithGroupPolicy
andADMles,ITadministratorsdenesettingsthatcanbeappliedtocomputersorusersinthedomain.

LenovoprovidesPowerManagerADMlesforWindowsXP,WindowsVista,andWindows7client
computers,withfourcategoriesofpolicysettings:Generalsetting,PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments,
GlobalPowerSetting,andPowerAgendaDeployments.

AddingAdministrativeT emplates

Designedtosaveyoutimeandeffort,LenovoprovidestheAdministrativeT emplateles,"DPWMGPO.ADM"
forWindowsXPoperatingsystems,and"DPMVGPO.ADM"forWindowsVistaandWindows7operating
systems,whichcanbeusedwithGroupPolicytosetthecongurationpoliciesforPowerManager.These
ADMlescanbedownloadedfromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-ADMIN#pmat

ToaddthePowerManagerAdministrativeTemplate(ADMle)totheGroupPolicyEditor,dothefollowing:

1.OnthecomputerrunningActiveDirectory,clickStart➙Run,andtypegpedit.msc.TheGroupPolicy
Editorwindowopens.

2.UnderComputerConguration,right-clickAdministrativeTemplates.

3.ClickAdd/RemoveT emplates,andtheAdd/RemoveT emplateswindowopens.

4.ClickAdd,andthenselecttheDPWMGPO.ADMle.

5.ClickAdd,andthenselecttheDPMVGPO.ADMle.

6.ClickCloseontheAdd/RemoveT emplatesdialogbox.

7.CheckthattheADMleshavebeenaddedtotheGroupPolicyEditorbydoingthefollowing:

•ForWindowsXPoperatingsystems

a.UnderComputerConguration,expandAdministrativeTemplates.AnewitemnamedLenovo

ThinkVantageComponentsispresent.

b.ExpandLenovoThinkVantageComponents,asub-itemnamedPowerManagerispresent.

•ForWindowsVistaandWindows7operatingsystems

a.UnderComputerConguration,expendClassicAdministrativeT emplatesandnavigateto

AdministrativeTemplates.AnewitemnamedLenovoThinkVantageComponentsispresent.

b.ExpandLenovoThinkVantageComponents,asub-itemnamedDesktopPowerManager

forVistaandWindows7ispresent.

Notes:

1.ThepolicysettingsinthePowerManagercongurationitemareforWindowsXPclientcomputers,and
thesepolicysettingsdonotaffectWindowsVistaandWindows7clientcomputers.

2.ThepolicysettingsintheDesktopPowerManagerforVistaandWindows7congurationitemare
forWindowsVistaandWindows7clientcomputers,andthesepolicysettingsdonotaffectWindows
XPclientcomputers.

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Generalsetting

GeneralsettingpoliciesenableITadministratorstoconguregeneralsettingssuchasselectinganactive
powerplan.

TocongureGeneralsettingpolicies,dothefollowing:

•ForWindowsXPclientcomputers

UnderComputerConguration,clickAdministrativeTemplates➙LenovoThinkVantage
Components➙PowerManager➙Generalsetting.

•ForWindowsVistaandWindows7clientcomputers

UnderComputerConguration,clickClassicAdministrativeT emplates➙AdministrativeT emplates

➙LenovoThinkVantageComponents➙DesktopPowerManagerforVistaandWindows7➙
Generalsetting.

Thistableprovidesdetailedinformationabouteachpolicysetting.

Table1.Generalsetting

PolicysettingsDescription

Donotallowclienttoswitchpowerplan

Specieswhethertoallowswitchingpowerplanson
clientcomputers.

Ifthispolicysettingisenabledanduserschangethe
powerplan,PowerManagerwillautomaticallychangethe
currentpowerplanbacktotheoriginalpowerplan.

Donotallowclienttocreatenewpowerplan

Note:Thispolicydoesnotinhibitusersfrommodifying
thepowersavingsettingsintheactivepowerplan.
Whenthispolicyisenabled,userscanmovethesliderin
BasicmodeonWindowsVistaorWindows7operating
systemstomodifythepowersavingsettingsintheactive
powerplan.However,iftheoriginalpowerplanissetto
MaximumPerformanceorMaximumEnergySaving,
userscannotusetheslidertomodifythepowersaving
settingsinthepowerplan.

Specieswhethertoallowcreatinganewpowerplanin
PowerManageronclientcomputers.

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,theNewbuttonfor
creatingpowerplansinPowerManagermainuser
interfaceisunavailable,thoughuserscancreateapower
planoutsidePowerManager.Forexample,userscan
createapowerplanusingthePowerOptionstoolin
ControlPanel.

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Table1.Generalsetting(continued)

PolicysettingsDescription

Donotallowclienttoselectspecicpowerplan

SelectanActivePowerPlanSpeciesthenameofthepowerplanownedbyPower

Specieswhethertoallowselectingspecicpowerplans
ownedbyPowerManageronclientcomputers.

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youmustinputthepower
planname.Whenaplannameisselectedandthisname
isnotallowed,thecurrentpowerplanisswitchedto
anotherpredenedpowerplan.

Notes:

1.PowerManagersearchesavailablepowerplansin
thefollowingorder:

a.PowerManagerlooksforthePowerSource

Optimizedpowerplan.

b.Iftherstsearchfailsoritisnotallowed,Power

ManagerlooksfortheMaximumEnergySaving
powerplan.

2.OnlypowerplansvisibleinPowerManagercanbe
specied,andWindowsdefaultpowerplanscannot
bespecied.

Managertomakeitactiveonclientcomputers.

Notes:

1.Thespeciedpowerplannameshouldexistonclient
computers.

2.Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youmustinputthe
powerplanname.

PowerManagerappliesthepowerplanspeciedinthis
policyduringstartup.Evenwhentheactivepowerplan
isspeciedbythispolicy,theuserisabletochange
toanotherpowerplanandmakeitactiveafterPower
Managerstartup.

PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments

ThepolicysettingsinthePowerPlanDeploymentscongurationitemenablestheITadministratortocreate
custompowerplansanddeploythosepowerplans.TheITadministratorneedstocongureeverypolicy
inthiscongurationitem.PolicysettingsinthePowerPlanDeploymentscongurationitemcannotbe
usedtoeditexistingpowerplansonclientcomputers.Onceapowerplanisdeployed,theITadministrator
cannoteditthepowerplanfromtheserverside.Todeployanewpowerplan,theITadministratorneedsto
congureapowerplanwithadifferentpowerplanname.

Note:AllpolicysettingsinDCmodedonottakeeffectondesktopcomputers.

TocongurePowerPlan(Scheme)Deploymentspolicies,dothefollowing:

•ForWindowsXPclientcomputers

UnderComputerConguration,clickAdministrativeTemplates➙LenovoThinkVantage
Components➙PowerManager➙PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments.

•ForWindowsVistaandWindows7clientcomputers

UnderComputerConguration,clickClassicAdministrativeT emplates➙AdministrativeT emplates

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➙LenovoThinkVantageComponents➙DesktopPowerManagerforVistaandWindows7➙
PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments.

Thistableprovidesdetailedinformationabouteachpolicy.Inthistable,(AC)meansthepolicysettingfor
clientcomputerswithacpoweradapterplugged,and(DC)meansthepolicysettingforclientcomputers
onbatterypower.

Table2.PowerPlan(Scheme)Deployments

PolicysettingsDescription

PlanName

MaximumCPUSpeed(AC)SpeciesthemaximumspeedoftheCPU.

MaximumCPUSpeed(DC)SpeciesthemaximumspeedoftheCPU.

Speciesthenameofthepowerplantodeploytoclient
computers.

Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,youmustinputthe
powerplanname.Alimitofthepowerplannameis
32single-bytecharacters.Ifthepowerplannameis
double-byte,limitthepowerplannameto16characters.

Note:Onceapowerplanisdeployed,youcannotedit
thepowerplanfromtheserverside.Whenyouchangea
powerplanname,thepowerplanisdeployedasanew
powerplantoclientcomputers.

Possiblemaximumspeedsinclude:

•Highest

•Adaptive

•Low

•Lowest

Possiblemaximumspeedsinclude:

•Highest

•Adaptive

•Low

•Lowest

CPUDeeperSleep(AC)SpecieswhethertoenabletheCPUtoenterthedeeper

sleepstate.Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,theCPUwill
gointothedeepersleepstate.

CPUDeeperSleep(DC)SpecieswhethertoenabletheCPUtoenterthedeeper

sleepstate.Ifyouenablethispolicysetting,theCPUwill
gointothedeepersleepstate.

DisplayBrightness16(AC)Speciesthebrightnesslevelofclientcomputerdisplays

with16brightnesssteps.Ifabrightnesslevelishigh,the
computerdisplaygetsbright.

DisplayBrightness16(DC)Speciesthebrightnesslevelofclientcomputerdisplay

with16brightnesssteps.Ifabrightnesslevelishigh,the
computerdisplaygetsbright.

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