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Dell Latitude CPi A User Manual

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recalculating a large spreadsheet or during an extensive screen redraw in a graphical program.
Benchmark utilities may not perform as intended when doing microprocessor speed tests. If the
software you use suffers significant performance degradation, set Smart CPU Mode to Disabled.

A change to the Smart CPU Mode option takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required).

Suspend Time-Out

Suspend Time-Out lets you determine how long your computer remains idle before activating suspend
mode to conserve battery power.

Settings for this option in both AC and Battery categories are:

Disabled
1 Minute
2 Minutes
3 Minutes
4 Minutes

5 Minutes
10 Minutes (default)
15 Minutes
30 Minutes
1 Hour

To increase battery operating time, set the Suspend Time-Out option to a lower number of minutes.

NOTE: Set the Suspend Time-Out option to Disabled if using it causes compatibility problems with
your software.

A change to the Suspend Time-Out option takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required).

If you are not in the System Setup program, you can activate suspend mode at any time by pressing
. The computer resumes normal operation automatically when you press a key on the built-in
keyboard.

System Memory

System Memory displays the total amount of synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM)
installed in your computer.

There are no user-selectable settings for this option. The amount of memory displayed changes if you install
or remove a memory module.

Time

Time resets the time on the computer's internal clock. Time is kept in a 24-hour format
(hours:minutes:seconds).

NOTE: If a network server controls the time reflected by the Time option, changing this option has no
effect.

A change to the Time option becomes effective immediately (rebooting is not required). However, you must
reboot to make the change apparent to the operating system.