Dell Inspiron 2000 - Manual (Page 4)

To access the Power Management Properties window and set the power management features, perform the following steps:
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Power Management Properties icon.
The Power Management Properties window contains the following tabs:
l Power Scheme — allows you to change individual power management settings or select one of three power mode settings
(Always On, Home/Office Desk, or Portable/Laptop) that each provide a set of default power management settings.
l
Alarms — allows you to set the Low Battery and Critical Battery alarms to alert you when the battery charge falls below a
certain percentage. When you received your computer, the Low Battery and Critical Battery alarm options were not checked.
Dell recommends that you do not select these options.
l Power Meter — allows you to view the percentage of battery life remaining when your computer is operating on battery power. If
your computer is operating on AC power, the computer displays a message.
l
Advanced — allows you to display the Power Meter on the Windows 98 taskbar and to display a password prompt when the
computer resumes operation from standby mode. Advanced also allows you to define the action of the Power buttons.
l
Hibernate — allows you to enable hibernate (S2D) mode in Windows 98.
Power Management Properties for Windows NT
Dell provides Softex software compatible with the Power Management Controller, which allows you to suspend and resume your portable
computer.
For information about Softex power management software, see the Softex user ’s guides and see your Dell-Installed Microsoft Windows NT
Workstation Setup Guide.
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