Dell Inspiron 3700 - Manual (Page 19)

* This key combination does not function with ACPI if the settings have not been configured with the Power Management Properties window in
the Control Panel. See
Power Conservation .
Processing Speed Key Combinations
Use the key combinations in Table 4 to change the computer's processing speed.
Table 4. Processing Speed Key Combinations
Speaker Key Combinations
Use the key combinations in Table 5 to adjust the computer's speaker volume and to enable and disable the speakers.
Table 5. Speaker Key Combinations
System Function Key Combinations
Use the key combinations in Table 6 to access MS-DOS, open the System Setup program, and open the Battery Status screen of the System
Setup program.
Table 6. System Function Key Combinations
* This key combination does not function with ACPI.
CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Drive Key Combinations
Turns off the display*
Turns off the hard-disk drive*
Activates sleep or standby mode
or
on French keyboards Activates save-to-disk suspend (S2D) mode or hibernate mode(ACPI only)*
NOTE: When using the integrated keyboard, you press and the appropriate keys to perform certain functions (see
Table 4 ). To perform such functions on an external keyboard, you press and the appropriate keys. You
must be sure that the External Hot Key option is enabled in the System Setup program.
Key
Combinations Function
<\> Switches between the microprocessor's maximum speed and a slower compatibility speed
<\> In full MS-DOS mode or in a full-screen DOS box, switches between the microprocessor ’s maximum speed and a slower
compatibility speed
NOTE: When using the integrated keyboard, you press and the appropriate keys to perform certain functions (see
Table 5 ). To perform such functions on an external keyboard, you press and the appropriate keys. You
must be sure that the External Hot Key option is enabled in the System Setup program.
Key Combinations Function
Increases the volume of the integrated speakers and the external speakers, if attached
Decreases the volume of the integrated speakers and the external speakers, if attached
Enables and disables the integrated speakers and the external speakers, if attached
NOTE: When using the integrated keyboard, you press and the appropriate keys to perform certain functions (see
Table 6 ). To perform such functions on an external keyboard, you press and the appropriate keys. You
must be sure that the External Hot Key option is enabled in the System Setup program.
Key
Combinations Function
Restarts (reboots) the computer in MS-DOS mode. In the Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows NT operating systems,
click the Start button and click Shut Down.
* Opens the System Setup program.
* Opens the Battery Status screen of the System Setup program.