Dell Inspiron 2000 User Manual
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Dell Inspiron 2000 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
Auto Suspend
Timeout
Lets you determine how long the computer remains idle
(no I/O activity) before activating suspend-to-disk mode. Set-
tings are Off, 30 Minutes, 20 Minutes, 10 Minutes,
5 Minutes, 2 Minutes, 1 Minute. To increase battery oper-
ating time, set this option to a lower number of minutes.To
use this option, you must set Power Management to
Customized.
Battery Low Sus-
pend
Sets the computer to enter standby mode when the battery
is low. Options are Enabled (the default) and Disabled. Dis-
abled turns off the low-battery suspend function, but the
Auto Suspend Timeout setting is still operative.
Suspend Mode
When set to Save to RAM (default), the computer
conserves battery power by entering standby mode by
stopping almost all computer activity, but leaves the com-
puter ready to resume operations in seconds. Resume
normal computer activity by pressing the power button (the
computer may take several seconds to return to normal
operation).
When set to Save to Disk, the computer copies all system
data to a reserved area on the hard-disk drive and then turns
off all power to the computer. When the computer resumes
normal operation, the same programs will be running and
the same files will be open that were loaded before you acti-
vated this mode. Use save-to-disk suspend mode to
conserve battery power or to preserve system data by
quickly saving it to the hard-disk drive if you are about to run
out of battery power.
Resume on
Modem Ring
Setting this option to On tells the computer to resume nor-
mal operation when an incoming call is detected by a
modem and the computer is in standby mode. The default is
Disabled. To use this option, you must set Suspend Mode
to Save to RAM.
Resume on Time
When the Resume On Time option is set to On, a computer
in standby mode resumes normal operation at the time
specified in the Resume Time field. The default is Off. To
use this option, you must set Suspend Mode to Save to
RAM.
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NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the
system Help.