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The Standby Time-Out option lets you determine how long the computer remains idle (no I/O activity) before activating standby mode to conserve battery power. Settings for this option are Disabled, 1 min., 2 min., 4 min., 6 min., 8 min., 12 min., and 16 min. To increase battery operating time, set this option to a lower number of minutes. Press any key on the built-in keyboard to resume normal computer operation. If the time delay you set for standby mode is greater than the delay set for suspend mode, the computer enters standby mode first. For instance, if Standby Time-Out is set for 8 minutes and Suspend Time-Out is set for 5 minutes, the computer enters standby mode after 8 minutes of no I/O activity and then enters save-to-disk suspend mode 5 minutes later. NOTE: Set this option to Disabled if it causes compatibility problems with your software. NOTE: The power management settings of Windows 98 take precedence over the settings described here. For more information see "Using Windows 98 to Conserve Battery Power," in the System Users Guide. Suspend Time-Out lets you determine how long the computer remains idle (no I/O activity) before activating save-to-disk suspend mode. Settings for this option are Disabled, 5 min., 10 min., 15 min., 20 min., 30 min., 40 min., and 60 min. To increase battery operating time, set this option to a lower number of minutes. If the time delay you set for suspend mode is greater than the delay set for standby mode, the computer enters save-to-disk suspend mode first. For instance, if Suspend Time-Out is set for 10 minutes and Standby Time-Out is set for 4 minutes, the computer enters save-to-disk suspend mode after 10 minutes of no I/O activity and then enters standby mode 4 minutes later. NOTE: Set this option to Disabled if it causes compatibility problems with your software. If you are not in the Setup program, you can activate save-to-RAM suspend mode at any time by pressing . Alternatively, click the Start button, and then click Suspend. Press the power button to resume normal computer operation. You can activate save-to-disk suspend mode by pressing (or on the French keyboard). Press the power button and hold it down for a second or two to turn on the computer and resume normal operation. NOTE: The power management settings of Windows 98 take precedence over the settings described here. For more information see "Using Windows 98 to Conserve Battery Power," in the System Users Guide. The Suspend Mode category has two options-Save to RAM and Save to Disk. 2-10 Dell Inspiron 7000 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide

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Dell Inspiron 7000 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
The
Standby Time-Out
option lets you determine how long the computer remains
idle (no I/O activity) before activating standby mode to conserve battery power. Set-
tings for this option are
Disabled
,
1 min.
,
2 min.
,
4 min.
,
6 min.
,
8 min.
,
12 min.
,
and
16 min.
To increase battery operating time, set this option to a lower number of minutes.
Press any key on the built-in keyboard to resume normal computer operation.
If the time delay you set for standby mode is greater than the delay set for suspend
mode, the computer enters standby mode first. For instance, if
Standby Time-Out
is
set for 8 minutes and
Suspend Time-Out
is set for 5 minutes, the computer enters
standby mode after 8 minutes of no I/O activity and then enters save-to-disk suspend
mode 5 minutes later.
NOTE: Set this option to
Disabled
if it causes compatibility problems with your
software.
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NOTE: The power management settings of Windows 98 take precedence over the
settings described here. For more information see “Using Windows 98 to Conserve
Battery Power,” in the System Users Guide.
Suspend Time-Out
lets you determine how long the computer remains idle (no I/O
activity) before activating save-to-disk suspend mode. Settings for this option are
Dis-
abled
,
5 min
.,
10 min.
,
15 min.
,
20 min.
,
30 min.
,
40 min.
, and
60 min.
To increase battery operating time, set this option to a lower number of minutes.
If the time delay you set for suspend mode is greater than the delay set for standby
mode, the computer enters save-to-disk suspend mode first. For instance, if
Sus-
pend Time-Out
is set for 10 minutes and
Standby Time-Out
is set for 4 minutes,
the computer enters save-to-disk suspend mode after 10 minutes of no I/O activity
and then enters standby mode 4 minutes later.
NOTE: Set this option to
Disabled
if it causes compatibility problems with your
software.
If you are not in the Setup program, you can activate save-to-RAM suspend mode at
any time by pressing <Fn><Esc>. Alternatively, click the
Start
button, and then click
Suspend
. Press the power button to resume normal computer operation.
You can activate save-to-disk suspend mode by pressing <Fn><a> (or <Fn><q> on
the French keyboard). Press the power button and hold it down for a second or two to
turn on the computer and resume normal operation.
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NOTE: The power management settings of Windows 98 take precedence over the
settings described here. For more information see “Using Windows 98 to Conserve
Battery Power,” in the System Users Guide.
The
Suspend Mode
category has two options—
Save to RAM
and
Save to Disk
.