Dell XPS M140 (MXC051, Late 2005) - Manual (Page 43)

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Alarms Tab
NOTE: To enable audible alarms, click each Alarm Action button and select Sound alarm.
The Low battery alarm and Critical battery alarm settings alert you with a message when the
battery charge falls below a certain percentage. When you receive your computer, the Low
battery alarm and Critical battery alarm check boxes are selected. It is recommended that you
continue to use these settings. See "Using a Battery" on page 45 for more information on low-
battery warnings.
Power Meter Tab
The Power Meter tab displays the current power source and amount of battery charge
remaining.
Advanced Tab
The Advanced tab allows you to:
• Set power icon and standby mode password options.
• Select how the computer will respond when you close the display:
– Choose no action.
– Enter standby mode.
– Enter hibernate mode.
• Select how the computer will respond when you press the power button:
– Choose no action.
– Enter standby mode.
– Enter hibernate mode.
– Shut down Microsoft Windows and turn off the computer.
– Prompt a user for an action ( Ask me what to do).
• Select how the computer will respond when you press <Fn><Esc>:
– Choose no action.
– Enter standby mode.
– Enter hibernate mode.
– Shut down Microsoft Windows and turn off the computer.
– Prompt a user for an action ( Ask me what to do).
To program these functions, click an option from the corresponding drop-down list and then
click OK.
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