Dell Latitude L400 - Manual (Page 7)

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 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 without affecting your ability to use the Dell Latitude L400 Advanced Port Replicator (APR).
Power Options Properties for Windows 2000 and Windows Me
The ACPI-compliant Windows 2000 and Windows Me operating systems provide the Power Options Properties window for setting power
conservation features. By allowing you to create your own power schemes, the power options feature allows you to reduce the power consumption
of your computer devices.
To access the Power Options 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 Options Properties icon.
The Power Options Properties window contains the following tabs:
l Power Scheme — allows you to select one of three power mode settings.
l Alarms — allows you to set the Low Battery and Critical Battery alarms to alert you when the computer battery falls below a
certain percentage. When you received your computer, the Low Battery and Critical Battery alarms check boxes were not
checked. Dell recommends that you do not select these options.
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Power Meter — allows you to view the percentage of battery life remaining when your computer is operating on battery power.
l Advanced — allows you to specify the actions (standby, hibernate, or power off) of the power button, the sleep button, and
closing the display. You can enable the hibernate mode through the Advanced tab.
l Hibernate (ACPI only) — allows you to enable the hibernate feature.
See the Microsoft Windows 2000 Help for more information on Power Options Properties.
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NOTE: With systems running ACPI, select the Notebook/Portable setting as the Power Scheme to conserve battery
life while the system is in standby mode. If the Always On setting is selected, the battery life may be much shorter
when in standby mode.