Dell Inspiron 3700 - Manual (Page 139)

Table 3. Page 3 Options of the System Setup Program
Page 4 Options
See Figure 4 and Table 4 for an explanation of the options and settings on Page 4 of the System Setup program.
Figure 4. Page 4 of the System Setup Program
Table 4. Page 4 Options of the System Setup Program
Option Function
Battery Status
-Left Battery
-Right Battery
Displays the charge status of the installed batteries.
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the system Help.
Option Function
Brightness Allows you to specify the brightness of the display when the computer is operating on battery power. Use the left- and
right-arrow keys to change the brightness of the display. When the computer is powered by a battery, the default is
Minimum. If the computer is using AC power, the default is Maximum.
A change to the Brightness option takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required).
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.