Dell Inspiron 1200 Owner's Manual - Page 35

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Setting Battery Alarms and Actions The screen allows you to enable the low-battery and critical-battery alarms and to change settings for the alarms. For example, you can set the low-battery alarm to 20 percent to remind you to save work and switch to AC power, and you can set the critical-battery alarm to 10 percent to enter hibernate mode. From the screen, you can: • Select whether the alarm will notify you by sound or text. • Adjust the power level at which you want the alarm to notify you. • Select how the computer will respond when the alarm notifies you: - Choose no action. - Enter standby mode. - Enter hibernate mode. - Shut down Windows and turn off the computer. Completing the Power Management Wizard The screen summarizes the QuickSet power scheme, sleep mode, and battery alarm settings for your computer. Review the settings you have selected and click Finish. For more information about QuickSet, right-click the icon in the taskbar and click Help. Power Management Modes Standby Mode Standby mode conserves power by turning off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined period of inactivity (a time-out). When the computer exits standby mode, it returns to the same operating state it was in before entering standby mode. NOTICE: If your computer loses AC and battery power while in standby mode, it may lose data. To enter standby mode: • Click the Start button, click Turn off computer, and then click Stand by. or • Depending on how you set the power management options on the Advanced tab (see page 35) in the Power Options Properties window, use one of the following methods: - Press the power button. - Close the display. - Press . Power Management 33

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Power Management
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Setting Battery Alarms and Actions
The screen allows you to enable the low-battery and critical-battery alarms and to change settings
for the alarms. For example, you can set the low-battery alarm to 20 percent to remind you to save
work and switch to AC power, and you can set the critical-battery alarm to 10 percent to enter
hibernate mode. From the screen, you can:
•
Select whether the alarm will notify you by sound or text.
•
Adjust the power level at which you want the alarm to notify you.
•
Select how the computer will respond when the alarm notifies you:
–
Choose no action.
–
Enter standby mode.
–
Enter hibernate mode.
–
Shut down Windows and turn off the computer.
Completing the Power Management Wizard
The screen summarizes the QuickSet power scheme, sleep mode, and battery alarm settings for
your computer. Review the settings you have selected and click
Finish
.
For more information about QuickSet, right-click the
icon in the taskbar and click
Help
.
Power Management Modes
Standby Mode
Standby mode conserves power by turning off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined
period of inactivity (a time-out). When the computer exits standby mode, it returns to the same
operating state it was in before entering standby mode.
NOTICE:
If your computer loses AC and battery power while in standby mode, it may lose data.
To enter standby mode:
•
Click the
Start
button, click
Turn off computer
, and then click
Stand by
.
or
•
Depending on how you set the power management options on the
Advanced
tab (see
page 35) in the
Power Options Properties
window, use one of the following methods:
–
Press the power button.
–
Close the display.
–
Press <Fn><Esc>.