Dell XPS /Dimension Gen 5 Owner's Manual - Page 33

Hibernate Mode, Power Options Properties, Start, Pick a category, Performance and Maintenance

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To exit from standby mode, press a key on the keyboard or move the mouse. NOTICE: If your computer loses power while in standby mode, it may lose data. Hibernate Mode Hibernate mode conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. When the computer exits from hibernate mode, the desktop is restored to the state it was in before it entered hibernate mode. To activate hibernate mode: 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Performance and Maintenance. 3 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. 4 Define your hibernate settings on the Power Schemes tab, Advanced tab, and Hibernate tab. To exit from hibernate mode, press the power button. The computer may take a short time to exit from hibernate mode. Pressing a key on the keyboard or moving the mouse does not bring the computer out of hibernation, because the keyboard and the mouse do not function when the computer is in hibernate mode. Because hibernate mode requires a special file on your hard drive with enough disk space to store the contents of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to you. If the computer's hard drive becomes corrupted, Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically. Power Options Properties Define your standby mode settings, hibernate mode settings, and other power settings in the Power Options Properties window. To access the Power Options Properties window: 1 Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Performance and Maintenance. 3 Under or pick a Control Panel icon, click Power Options. 4 Define your power settings on the Power Schemes tab, Advanced tab, and Hibernate tab. Power Schemes Tab Each standard power setting is called a scheme. If you want to select one of the standard Windows schemes installed on your computer, choose a scheme from the Power schemes dropdown menu. The settings for each scheme appear in the fields below the scheme name. Each scheme has different settings for starting standby mode or hibernate mode, turning off the monitor, and turning off the hard drive. Setting Up and Using Your Computer 33

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Setting Up and Using Your Computer
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To exit from standby mode, press a key on the keyboard or move the mouse.
NOTICE:
If your computer loses power while in standby mode, it may lose data.
Hibernate Mode
Hibernate mode conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on the hard drive
and then completely turning off the computer. When the computer exits from hibernate mode,
the desktop is restored to the state it was in
before it entered hibernate mode.
To activate hibernate mode:
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
2
Under
Pick a category
, click
Performance and Maintenance
.
3
Under
or pick a Control Panel icon
, click
Power Options
.
4
Define your hibernate settings on the
Power Schemes
tab,
Advanced
tab, and
Hibernate
tab.
To exit from hibernate mode
,
press the power button. The computer may take a short time to
exit from hibernate mode. Pressing a key on the keyboard or moving the mouse does not bring
the computer out of hibernation, because the keyboard and the mouse do not function when
the computer is in hibernate mode.
Because hibernate mode requires a special file on your hard drive with enough disk space to
store the contents of the computer memory, Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode
file before shipping the computer to you. If the computer’s hard drive becomes corrupted,
Windows XP recreates the hibernate file automatically.
Power Options Properties
Define your standby mode settings, hibernate mode settings, and other power settings in the
Power Options Properties
window.
To access the
Power Options Properties
window:
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
2
Under
Pick a category
, click
Performance and Maintenance
.
3
Under
or pick a Control Panel icon
, click
Power Options
.
4
Define your power settings on the
Power Schemes
tab,
Advanced
tab, and
Hibernate
tab.
Power Schemes Tab
Each standard power setting is called a scheme. If you want to select one of the standard
Windows schemes installed on your computer, choose a scheme from the
Power schemes
drop-
down menu. The settings for each scheme appear in the fields below the scheme name. Each
scheme has different settings for starting standby mode or hibernate mode, turning off the
monitor, and turning off the hard drive.