Dell Latitude CPi User Guide - Page 53

Smart CPU Mode, Suspend Time-Out, Battery, Disabled, Minute, Minutes default, System Memory

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recalculating a large spreadsheet or during an extensive screen redraw in a graphical program. Benchmark utilities may not perform as intended when doing microprocessor speed tests. If the software you use suffers significant performance degradation, set Smart CPU Mode to Disabled. A change to the Smart CPU Mode option takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required). Suspend Time-Out Suspend Time-Out lets you determine how long your computer remains idle before activating suspend mode to conserve battery power. Settings for this option in both AC and Battery categories are: Disabled 1 Minute 2 Minutes 3 Minutes 4 Minutes 5 Minutes 10 Minutes (default) 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 1 Hour To increase battery operating time, set the Suspend Time-Out option to a lower number of minutes. NOTE: Set the Suspend Time-Out option to Disabled if using it causes compatibility problems with your software. A change to the Suspend Time-Out option takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required). If you are not in the System Setup program, you can activate suspend mode at any time by pressing . The computer resumes normal operation automatically when you press a key on the built-in keyboard. System Memory System Memory displays the total amount of synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) installed in your computer. There are no user-selectable settings for this option. The amount of memory displayed changes if you install or remove a memory module. Time Time resets the time on the computer's internal clock. Time is kept in a 24-hour format (hours:minutes:seconds). NOTE: If a network server controls the time reflected by the Time option, changing this option has no effect. A change to the Time option becomes effective immediately (rebooting is not required). However, you must reboot to make the change apparent to the operating system.

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recalculating a large spreadsheet or during an extensive screen redraw in a graphical program.
Benchmark utilities may not perform as intended when doing microprocessor speed tests. If the
software you use suffers significant performance degradation, set
Smart CPU Mode
to
Disabled
.
A change to the
Smart CPU Mode
option takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required).
Suspend Time-Out
Suspend Time-Out
lets you determine how long your computer remains idle before activating suspend
mode to conserve battery power.
Settings for this option in both
AC
and
Battery
categories are:
Disabled
1 Minute
2 Minutes
3 Minutes
4 Minutes
5 Minutes
10 Minutes (default)
15 Minutes
30 Minutes
1 Hour
To increase battery operating time, set the
Suspend Time-Out
option to a lower number of minutes.
NOTE: Set the
Suspend Time-Out
option to
Disabled
if using it causes compatibility problems with
your software.
A change to the
Suspend Time-Out
option takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required).
If you are not in the System Setup program, you can activate suspend mode at any time by pressing
<Fn><Esc>. The computer resumes normal operation automatically when you press a key on the built-in
keyboard.
System Memory
System Memory
displays the total amount of synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM)
installed in your computer.
There are no user-selectable settings for this option. The amount of memory displayed changes if you install
or remove a memory module.
Time
Time
resets the time on the computer's internal clock. Time is kept in a 24-hour format
(hours:minutes:seconds).
NOTE:
If a network server controls the time reflected by the
Time
option, changing this option has no
effect.
A change to the
Time
option becomes effective immediately (rebooting is not required). However, you must
reboot to make the change apparent to the operating system.