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Power conservation key combinations, Processing speed key combinations – Dell Latitude CSx H User Manual

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* This key combination may not be supported by future operating systems.

Power Conservation Key Combinations

Use the key combinations in Table 3 to activate or turn off the computer's power conservation features.

Table 3. Power Conservation Key Combinations

* This key combination may not be supported by future operating systems.

Processing Speed Key Combinations

Use the key combinations in Table 4 to change the computer's processing speed.

Table 4. Processing Speed Key Combinations

+ down arrow

Incrementally decreases brightness.

+ up arrow

Incrementally increases brightness.

+ right arrow

Has no effect on your computer.

Decreases contrast on passive-matrix displays; has no effect on active-matrix
displays.

+ left arrow

Has no effect on your computer.

Increases contrast on passive-matrix displays; has no effect on active-matrix
displays.

*

Toggles the computer's display between regular video mode and reverse video mode
(white on black). This key combination works only if the computer is in text mode; it has no
effect if the computer is running a graphical operating system or application program.

Toggles the computer

’s display between expanded video mode and regular video mode.

Switches the video image to the next display in the following sequence: the display, an
external monitor, or both displays simultaneously.

*

Turns off the display.

NOTES: Contrast cannot be changed on an active-matrix (thin film transistor [TFT]) display, such as the display in your computer.

To use key combinations on an external keyboard, enable the

External Hot Key

option in the System Setup program and use

Lock> instead of .

NOTE: On an external keyboard, use with the appropriate keys if the External Hot Key option is enabled in the System
Setup program.

Key Combinations

Function

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Turns off the display

*

Turns off the hard-disk drive

*

Activates suspend or standby mode

or
on French
keyboards

Activates suspend-to-disk mode

NOTE: On an external keyboard, use with the appropriate keys if the

External Hot Key

option is enabled in the System

Setup program.

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Switches between the microprocessor's maximum speed and a slower
compatibility speed