Dell Inspiron 3700 User Manual

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Using the System Setup Program

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Power Management

Allows you to enable or disable power
conservation features when the computer is
being powered by a battery or AC power.

If you want to use any of the time-out options
while using battery power, set the Battery option
to Enabled. If you want to use the time-out
options while using AC power, set the AC option
to Enabled.

A change to the Power Management option
takes effect immediately (rebooting is not
required).

Display Time-Out

When the Power Management option is set to
Enabled, you may set the Display Time-Out
option. This option determines how long the
display is inactive before it turns off.

Settings for this option are Disabled, 1 minute,
2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes,
10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 1 hour.

A change in this option takes effect immediately.

Disk Time-Out

When the Power Management option is set to
Enabled, you may set the Disk Time-Out option.
This option determines how long the hard-disk
drive is inactive before it turns off.

Settings for this option are Disabled, 15 seconds,
1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5
minutes
, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes,
or 1 hour.

A change in this option takes effect immediately.

Suspend Time-Out

When the Power Management option is set to
Enabled, you may set the Suspend Time-Out
option. This option determines how long the
computer is inactive before it enters standby
mode.

Settings for this option are Disabled, 1 minute,
2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes,
10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 1 hour.

A change in this option takes effect immediately.

NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the
system Help.

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