Dell Inspiron 1300 Owner's Manual - Page 37

Charging the Battery, Power Meter, Advanced, Hibernate, Enable hibernation

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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. • Select how the computer will respond when you close the display: - Choose no action. - Enter standby mode. - Enter hibernate mode. • Select how the computer will respond when you press the power button: - Choose no action. - Enter standby mode. - Enter hibernate mode. - Shut down Microsoft Windows and turn off the computer. - Prompt a user for an action (Ask me what to do). • Select how the computer will respond when you press : - Choose no action. - Enter standby mode. - Enter hibernate mode. - Shut down Microsoft Windows and turn off the computer. - Prompt a user for an action (Ask me what to do). To program these functions, click an option from the corresponding drop-down list and then click OK. Hibernate Tab The Hibernate tab lets you enable hibernate mode by clicking the Enable hibernation check box. Charging the Battery When you connect the computer to an electrical outlet or install a battery while the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the computer checks the battery charge and temperature. If necessary, the AC adapter then charges the battery and maintains the battery charge. If the battery is hot from being used in your computer or being in a hot environment, the battery may not charge when you connect the computer to an electrical outlet. Using a Battery 37

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Using a Battery
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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.
•
Select how the computer will respond when you close the display:
–
Choose no action.
–
Enter standby mode.
–
Enter hibernate mode.
•
Select how the computer will respond when you press the power button:
–
Choose no action.
–
Enter standby mode.
–
Enter hibernate mode.
–
Shut down Microsoft Windows and turn off the computer.
–
Prompt a user for an action (
Ask me what to do
).
•
Select how the computer will respond when you press <Fn><Esc>:
–
Choose no action.
–
Enter standby mode.
–
Enter hibernate mode.
–
Shut down Microsoft Windows and turn off the computer.
–
Prompt a user for an action (
Ask me what to do
).
To program these functions, click an option from the corresponding drop-down list and then click
OK
.
Hibernate Tab
The
Hibernate
tab lets you enable hibernate mode by clicking the
Enable hibernation
check box.
Charging the Battery
When you connect the computer to an electrical outlet or install a battery while the computer is
connected to an electrical outlet, the computer checks the battery charge and temperature. If necessary,
the AC adapter then charges the battery and maintains the battery charge.
If the battery is hot from being used in your computer or being in a hot environment, the battery may
not charge when you connect the computer to an electrical outlet.