Power button – Dell Precision 350 User Manual

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To change a jumper setting, pull the plug off its pin(s) and carefully fit it down onto the pin(s) indicated.

Power Button

You can use the ACPI feature to configure the function of the Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems.

Power Button Functions for Windows 2000 and Windows XP with ACPI Enabled

Power Button Functions for Windows 2000 and Windows XP with ACPI Disabled

NOTICE:

Ensure that your computer is turned off and unplugged before you change the jumper settings. Otherwise, damage to your computer or

unpredictable results can occur.

Jumper

Setting

Description

PSWD

 

(default)

Password features are enabled


Password features are disabled

CLR_CMOS

(default)

Clears the CMOS settings

 

Normal CMOS function

 

 

  jumpered  

 unjumpered

NOTICE:

To turn off your computer, perform an orderly computer shutdown when possible.

Action

Results

 

Computer Turned
On
and ACPI Enabled

Computer
in Standby
Mode

Computer
Turned Off

Press
power
button

Computer goes into
standby mode or
turns off (depending
on the operating
system setup)

Computer
turns on

Boots and
computer
turns on

Hold
power
button
for 6
seconds*

Computer turns off

Computer
turns off

Boots and
computer
turns on

NOTE:

Pressing or holding the power button to shut down

the computer may result in data loss. Use the power button
to shut down the computer only if the operating system is
not responding.

Action

Results

 

Computer
Turned On and
ACPI Disabled

Computer in
Suspend
Mode

Computer
Turned Off

Press power
button

Computer turns
off immediately

Computer
turns off
immediately

Boots and
computer
turns on

Hold power
button for 6
seconds*

Computer turns
off

Computer
turns off

Boots and
computer
turns on

NOTE:

Pressing or holding the power button to shut down

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