Dell Inspiron 1200 Owner's Manual - Page 37

Alarms Tab, Power Meter Tab, Advanced Tab, Hibernate Tab, Enter hibernate mode.

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Alarms Tab NOTE: To enable audible alarms, click each Alarm Action button and select Sound alarm. The Low battery alarm and Critical battery alarm settings alert you with a message when the battery charge falls below a certain percentage. When you receive your computer, the Low battery alarm and Critical battery alarm check boxes are selected. It is recommended that you continue to use these settings. See "Using a Battery" on page 27 for more information on low-battery warnings. Power Meter Tab The Power Meter tab displays the current power source and amount of battery charge remaining. Advanced Tab The Advanced tab allows you to: • Set power icon and standby mode password options. • Program the following functions (depending on your operating system): - Prompt a user for an action (Ask me what to do). - Enter standby mode. - Enter hibernate mode. - Shut down Windows and turn off the computer. - Choose no action (None or Do nothing). To program these functions, click an option from the corresponding drop-down menu and then click OK. Hibernate Tab The Hibernate tab lets you enable hibernate mode by clicking the Enable hibernate support check box. Power Management 35

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Power Management
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Alarms Tab
NOTE:
To enable audible alarms, click each
Alarm Action
button and select
Sound alarm
.
The
Low battery alarm
and
Critical battery alarm
settings alert you with a message when the
battery charge falls below a certain percentage. When you receive your computer, the
Low battery
alarm
and
Critical battery alarm
check boxes are selected. It is recommended that you continue to
use these settings. See "Using a Battery" on page 27 for more information on low-battery warnings.
Power Meter Tab
The
Power Meter
tab displays the current power source and amount of battery charge remaining.
Advanced Tab
The
Advanced
tab allows you to:
•
Set power icon and standby mode password options.
•
Program the following functions (depending on your operating system):
–
Prompt a user for an action (
Ask me what to do
).
–
Enter standby mode.
–
Enter hibernate mode.
–
Shut down Windows and turn off the computer.
–
Choose no action (
None
or
Do nothing
).
To program these functions, click an option from the corresponding drop-down menu and then
click
OK
.
Hibernate Tab
The
Hibernate
tab lets you enable hibernate mode by clicking the
Enable hibernate support
check box.