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www.dell.com | support.dell.com The Power schemes drop-down menu displays the following schemes: • Always On (default) - If you want to use your computer with no power conservation. • Home/Office Desk - If you use your computer as a home or office computer and you require minimal power conservation. • Portable/Laptop - If your computer is a portable computer that you use for traveling. • Presentation - If you want your computer to run without interruption (using no power conservation). • Minimal Power Management - If you want your computer to run with minimal power conservation. • Max Battery - If your computer is a portable computer and you run your computer from batteries for extended periods of time. If you want to change the default settings for a scheme, click the drop-down menu in the Turn off monitor, Turn off hard disks, System stand by, or System hibernates field, and then select a time-out from the displayed list. Changing the time-out for a scheme field permanently changes the default settings for that scheme, unless you click Save As and enter a new name for the changed scheme. NOTICE: If you set the hard drive to time-out before the monitor does, your computer may appear to be locked up. To recover, press any key on the keyboard or click the mouse. To avoid this problem, always set the monitor to time-out before the hard drive. Advanced Tab The Advanced tab allows you to: • Place the power options icon in the Windows taskbar for quick access. • Set the computer to prompt you for your Windows password before the computer exits from standby mode or hibernate mode. • Program the power button to activate standby mode, activate hibernate mode, or turn off the computer. To program these functions, click an option from the corresponding drop-down menu and click OK. Hibernate Tab The Hibernate tab allows you to enable hibernate mode. If you want to use the hibernate settings you defined on the Power Schemes tab, click the Enable hibernate support check box on the Hibernate tab. 34 Setting Up and Using Your Computer

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Setting Up and Using Your Computer
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
The
Power schemes
drop-down menu displays the following schemes:
•
Always On
(default) — If you want to use your computer with no power conservation.
•
Home/Office Desk
— If you use your computer as a home or office computer and you require
minimal power conservation.
•
Portable/Laptop
— If your computer is a portable computer that you use for traveling.
•
Presentation
— If you want your computer to run without interruption (using no power
conservation).
•
Minimal Power Management
— If you want your computer to run with minimal power
conservation.
•
Max Battery
— If your computer is a portable computer and you run your computer from
batteries for extended periods of time.
If you want to change the default settings for a scheme, click the drop-down menu in the
Turn
off monitor
,
Turn off hard disks
,
System stand by
, or
System hibernates
field, and then select a
time-out from the displayed list. Changing the time-out for a scheme field permanently changes
the default settings for that scheme, unless you click
Save As
and enter a new name for the
changed scheme.
NOTICE:
If you set the hard drive to time-out before the monitor does, your computer may appear to be
locked up. To recover, press any key on the keyboard or click the mouse. To avoid this problem, always
set the monitor to time-out before the hard drive.
Advanced Tab
The
Advanced
tab allows you to:
•
Place the power options icon
in the Windows taskbar for quick access.
•
Set the computer to prompt you for your Windows password before the computer exits from
standby mode or hibernate mode.
•
Program the power button to activate standby mode, activate hibernate mode, or turn off the
computer.
To program these functions, click an option from the corresponding drop-down menu and
click
OK
.
Hibernate Tab
The
Hibernate
tab allows you to enable hibernate mode. If you want to use the hibernate
settings you defined on the
Power Schemes
tab, click the
Enable hibernate support
check box
on the
Hibernate
tab.