{"id":1189380,"date":"2025-08-20T10:10:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/kb\/uncategorized\/kb-article\/how-to-change-the-tdp-on-the-gpd-micropc-2\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T10:10:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T10:10:10","password":"","slug":"how-to-change-the-tdp-on-the-gpd-micropc-2","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/en-gb\/kb\/gpd-micropc-2-support-hub-en-gb\/kb-article\/how-to-change-the-tdp-on-the-gpd-micropc-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change the TDP on the GPD MicroPC 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Changing the TDP on a device allows you to increase or decrease the power usage, and in turn the performance of a device. This can be useful for example if you need more performance for higher demanding tasks, or low performance when reading an eBook. this step by step guide will show how to change the TDP on the <a href=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/laptops\/gpd-micropc-2\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/laptops\/gpd-micropc-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPD MicroPC 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessing the BIOS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Switch on the <a href=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/laptops\/gpd-micropc-2\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/laptops\/gpd-micropc-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPD MicroPC 2<\/a> and immediately and repeatedly tap the <strong>Backspace <\/strong>key on the keyboard. Keep doing this until the BIOS menu is shown. If it boots to Windows, repeat the process again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Keyboard-1200x675.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Keyboard-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"GPD MicroPC 2 Keyboard\" class=\"wp-image-1146651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Keyboard-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Keyboard-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Keyboard-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Keyboard-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Keyboard-360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Keyboard-990x557.jpg 990w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Keyboard-441x248.jpg 441w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Keyboard-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Keyboard.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD MicroPC 2 Keyboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing the TDP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the <strong>Up &amp; Down<\/strong> arrow keyboard keys, select <strong>OEM System Configuration<\/strong> and press the <strong>Enter <\/strong>key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-BIOS-Main-Page-1200x675.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-BIOS-Main-Page-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"GPD MicroPC 2 BIOS Main Page\" class=\"wp-image-1146579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-BIOS-Main-Page-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-BIOS-Main-Page-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-BIOS-Main-Page-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-BIOS-Main-Page-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-BIOS-Main-Page-360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-BIOS-Main-Page-990x557.jpg 990w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-BIOS-Main-Page-441x248.jpg 441w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-BIOS-Main-Page-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-BIOS-Main-Page.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD MicroPC 2 BIOS Main Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the <strong>OEM System Configuration<\/strong> menu, navigate to <strong>Configurable TDP<\/strong> and press <strong>Enter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-OEM-System-Configuration-1200x675.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-OEM-System-Configuration-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"GPD MicroPC 2 OEM System Configuration\" class=\"wp-image-1146615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-OEM-System-Configuration-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-OEM-System-Configuration-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-OEM-System-Configuration-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-OEM-System-Configuration-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-OEM-System-Configuration-360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-OEM-System-Configuration-990x557.jpg 990w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-OEM-System-Configuration-441x248.jpg 441w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-OEM-System-Configuration-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-OEM-System-Configuration.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD MicroPC 2 OEM System Configuration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A menu will display with the available TDP settings (this may vary depending on the N250 or N300 model).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-TDP-Selection-1200x675.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-TDP-Selection-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"GPD MicroPC 2 TDP Selection\" class=\"wp-image-1146687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-TDP-Selection-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-TDP-Selection-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-TDP-Selection-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-TDP-Selection-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-TDP-Selection-360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-TDP-Selection-990x557.jpg 990w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-TDP-Selection-441x248.jpg 441w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-TDP-Selection-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-TDP-Selection.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD MicroPC 2 TDP Selection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A lower Wattage number will consume less power and in return lower performance, while a higher number will use more power and in return higher performance. By default the TDP is set to 10W. Using the <strong>Up &amp; Down<\/strong> keyboard keys, choose your TDP and press the <strong>Enter <\/strong>key to select it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Press the <strong>ESC<\/strong> keyboard key once to return to the main menu and then use the <strong>Left &amp; Right<\/strong> keyboard keys to change the menu to <strong>Save &amp; Exit<\/strong>. Choose the <strong>Save Changes and Exit<\/strong> option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Save-Exit-1200x675.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Save-Exit-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"GPD MicroPC 2 Save &amp; Exit\" class=\"wp-image-1146723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Save-Exit-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Save-Exit-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Save-Exit-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Save-Exit-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Save-Exit-360x203.jpg 360w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Save-Exit-990x557.jpg 990w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Save-Exit-441x248.jpg 441w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Save-Exit-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GPD-MicroPC-2-Save-Exit.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GPD MicroPC 2 Save &#038; Exit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/laptops\/gpd-micropc-2\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/laptops\/gpd-micropc-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPD MicroPC 2<\/a> will now reboot with the newly chosen TDP and once booted into Windows you can continue to use your device.<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-block-name=\"woocommerce\/featured-product\" data-edit-mode=\"false\" data-product-id=\"1118625\" data-show-desc=\"false\" data-show-price=\"false\" class=\"wc-block-featured-product alignnone has-background-dim wp-block-woocommerce-featured-product\" style=\"min-height:500px;\"><div class=\"wc-block-featured-product__wrapper\"><div class=\"background-dim__overlay\" style=\"background-color: #000000\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GPD MicroPC 2 UMPC\" class=\"wc-block-featured-product__background-image\" src=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GPD-MICROPC-2-INFOGRAPHICS-GENERIC-DONE-01.png\" style=\"object-fit: none;object-position: 50% 50%;\" \/><h2 class=\"wc-block-featured-product__title\">GPD MicroPC 2 UMPC<\/h2><div class=\"wc-block-featured-product__link\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/laptops\/gpd-micropc-2\/\">Shop now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This easy to follow step by step guide will show how to change the TDP on the GPD MicroPC 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":1146768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[19239],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1189380","docs","type-docs","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","doc_category-gpd-micropc-2-support-hub-en-gb"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":284,"total_views":"589","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"Dave","author_nicename":"dave-c","author_url":"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/en-gb\/blog\/author\/dave-c\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"GPD MicroPC 2","term_url":"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/en-gb\/kb-category\/gpd-micropc-2-support-hub-en-gb\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1189380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1189380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1189380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1146768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1189380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=1189380"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpdstore.net\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=1189380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}