Dell Dimension 5150 Owner's Manual - Page 112

Power Management, Maintenance, AC Recovery, Auto Power On, Suspend Mode, SERR DMI Message - factory restore

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Power Management AC Recovery (Off default) Determines how the system responds when AC power is re-applied after a power loss. • Off - The system remains off when power is re-applied. You must press the front-panel power button before the system turns on. • On - The system turns on when power is re-applied. • Last - The system returns to the last power state the system was in just before it was turned off. Auto Power On (Off default) Sets the computer to automatically turn on. • Off - disables the Auto Power On feature • Everyday - turns the computer on every day at the time set in Auto Power Time • Weekdays - turns the computer on every day from Monday through Friday at the time set in Auto Power Time NOTE: This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using a power strip or surge protector. Auto Power Time Sets time to automatically turn on the computer. Time is kept in the standard 12-hour format (hours:minutes). Change the startup time by pressing the right- or left-arrow key to increase or decrease the numbers, or type numbers in both the date and time fields. Suspend Mode (S3 default) Sets the computer's suspend mode. • S1 - sets the computer to a suspend state where the computer is running in a low-power mode • S3 - sets the computer to a standby state where the power is reduced or turned off for most components; however, system memory remains active for both settings Maintenance SERR DMI Message (On default) Load Defaults Event Log Controls the SERR DMI message mechanism. NOTE: Some graphics cards require that the SERR DMI message mechanism be disabled. Restores System Setup options to their factory defaults. Allows you to view the Event Log. Entries are marked R for Read and U for Unread. Mark All Entries Read puts an R to the left of all entries. Clear Log clears the Event Log. 112 Appendix

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Appendix
Power Management
AC Recovery
(
Off
default)
Determines how the system responds when AC power is re-applied after a
power loss.
•
Off
— The system remains off when power is re-applied. You must press
the front-panel power button before the system turns on.
•
On
— The system turns on when power is re-applied.
•
Last
— The system returns to the last power state the system was in just
before it was turned off.
Auto Power On
(
Off
default)
Sets the computer to automatically turn on.
•
Off
— disables the Auto Power On feature
•
Everyday
— turns the computer on every day at the time set in
Auto Power
Time
•
Weekdays
— turns the computer on every day from Monday through
Friday at the time set in
Auto Power Time
NOTE:
This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using a power
strip or surge protector.
Auto Power Time
Sets time to automatically turn on the computer.
Time is kept in the standard 12-hour format (
hours:minutes
). Change the
startup time by pressing the right- or left-arrow key to increase or decrease
the numbers, or type numbers in both the date and time fields.
Suspend Mode
(
S3
default)
Sets the computer’s suspend mode.
•
S1 —
sets the computer to a suspend state where the computer is running
in a low-power mode
•
S3 —
sets the computer to a standby state where the power is reduced or
turned off for most components; however, system memory remains active
for both settings
Maintenance
SERR DMI Message
(
On
default)
Controls the SERR DMI message mechanism.
NOTE:
Some graphics cards require that the SERR DMI message mechanism
be disabled.
Load Defaults
Restores System Setup options to their factory defaults.
Event Log
Allows you to view the
Event Log
. Entries are marked
R
for
Read
and
U
for
Unread
.
Mark All Entries Read
puts an
R
to the left of all entries.
Clear
Log
clears the
Event Log
.