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To exit hibernate mode, press the power button. The computer may take a short time to exit hibernate mode. For more information on hibernate mode, see the documentation that came with your operating system. Power Options Properties To access the Windows Power Options Properties window: For Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Power Options icon. Power Schemes Tab The Power schemes pull-down menu displays the selected preset power scheme. Depending on your operating system, typical power schemes are: NOTE: Dell recommends that you use the Portable/Laptop power scheme to maximize battery power. l Portable/Laptop l Home/Office l Always On l Presentation l Minimal Power Management l Max Battery Each preset power scheme has different time-out settings for putting the computer into standby mode, turning off the display, and turning off the hard drive. For more information on power management options, see Windows Help (in Windows 2000). 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. Dell recommends that you continue to use these settings. See "Battery Warnings" 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: l Set power icon and standby mode password options. NOTE: If you are going to connect your computer to a port replicator or a docking station, click None when you program the display-close option. This setting ensures that your computer does not enter standby mode or hibernate mode when you close (lower) the display. l Program the following functions: ¡ Activate standby mode. ¡ Activate hibernate mode. ¡ Shut down Windows and turn off the computer. ¡ Choose no action (None). To program these functions, click an option from the corresponding pull-down menu, and then click OK. Hibernate Tab The Hibernate tab lets you enable hibernate mode by clicking the Enable hibernate support check box.

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To exit hibernate mode, press the power button. The computer may take a short time to exit hibernate mode.
For more information on hibernate mode, see the documentation that came with your operating system.
Power Options Properties
To access the Windows
Power Options
Properties
window:
For Windows 2000
1.
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Control Panel
.
2.
Double-click the
Power Options
icon.
Power Schemes Tab
The
Power schemes
pull-down menu displays the selected preset power scheme. Depending on your operating system, typical power schemes
are:
l
Portable/Laptop
l
Home/Office
l
Always On
l
Presentation
l
Minimal Power Management
l
Max Battery
Each preset power scheme has different time-out settings for putting the computer into standby mode, turning off the display, and turning off the
hard drive. For more information on power management options, see
Windows Help
(in Windows 2000).
Alarms Tab
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. Dell recommends that you
continue to use these settings. See "
Battery Warnings
" 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:
l
Set power icon and standby mode password options.
l
Program the following functions:
¡
Activate standby mode.
¡
Activate hibernate mode.
¡
Shut down Windows and turn off the computer.
¡
Choose no action (
None
).
To program these functions, click an option from the corresponding pull-down menu, and then click
OK
.
Hibernate Tab
The
Hibernate
tab lets you enable hibernate mode by clicking the
Enable hibernate support
check box.
NOTE: Dell recommends that you use the
Portable/Laptop
power scheme to maximize battery power.
NOTE: To enable audible alarms, click each
Alarm Action
button and select
Sound alarm
.
NOTE: If you are going to connect your computer to a port replicator or a docking station, click
None
when you
program the display-close option. This setting ensures that your computer does not enter standby mode or hibernate
mode when you close (lower) the display.