Dell XPS M140 MXC051 XPS M140 Owners Manual - Page 39
Power Management, Setting Sleep Modes
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5 Power Management Power Management Tips NOTE: See "Using a Battery" on page 45 for more information on conserving battery power. • Connect the computer to an electrical outlet when possible because battery life is largely determined by the number of times the battery is used and recharged. • Place the computer in standby mode or hibernate mode when you leave the computer unattended for long periods of time. • You can use the Power Management Wizard to select options to optimize your computer's power usage. These options can also be set to change when you press the power button, close the display, or press . Power Management Wizard NOTE: The Power Management Wizard is not available if you have restricted access rights. Click or double-click the icon to open the Power Management Wizard. The first two screens of the wizard-Welcome and What is Power Management?-describe and define various power management options. NOTE: On the What is Power Management? screen, you can select Do not show this page again. When you select this option, the Welcome screen also does not appear again. Use the screens that follow the Welcome and What is Power Management? screens to set various power management options, including sleep modes, power schemes, and low batterycharge alarms. Setting Sleep Modes This screen defines standby and hibernate modes. From the screen you can: • Set the standby-mode password option. • Enable or disable hibernate mode. • Select how the computer will respond when you close the display: - Choose no action. - Enter standby mode. - Enter hibernate mode. Power Management 39