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Power management, Power management tips, Power management wizard – Dell Latitude X1 User Manual

Page 48: Setting sleep modes, Selecting a power scheme

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Power Management

Dell™ Latitude™ X1 User's Guide

  

Power Management Tips

  

Power Management Wizard

  

Power Management Modes

  

Power Options Properties

 

Power Management Tips

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Connect the computer to an electrical outlet when possible because battery life is largely determined by the number of times the battery is charged.

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Place the computer in

standby mode

or

hibernate mode

when you leave the computer unattended for long periods of time.

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You can use the

Power Management Wizard

to configure the computer to enter or exit power management modes by pressing the power button,

closing the display, or pressing .

 

Power Management Wizard

Click or double-click the

icon to open the Power Management Wizard.

The first two screens of the wizard—Welcome and What is Power Management?—describe and define various power management options.

Use the screens that follow Welcome and What is Power Management? to set various power management options, including sleep modes, power schemes,
and low battery-charge alarms.

 

Setting Sleep Modes

The screen defines standby and hibernate modes. From the screen you can:

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Set standby-mode password options.

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Enable or disable hibernate mode.

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Select how the computer will respond when you close the display:

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Choose no action.

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Enter standby mode.

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Enter hibernate mode.

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Select how the computer will respond when you press the power button:

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Choose no action.

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Enter standby mode.

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Enter hibernate mode.

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Shut down the operating system and turn off the computer.

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Prompt a user for an action (Ask me what to do).

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Select how the computer will respond when you press :

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Choose no action.

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Enter standby mode.

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Enter hibernate mode.

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Shut down Microsoft Windows and turn off the computer.

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Prompt a user for an action (Ask me what to do).

 

Selecting a Power Scheme

NOTE:

See "

Using a Battery

" for more information on conserving battery power.

NOTE:

The Power Management Wizard is not available if you have restricted access rights.

NOTE:

On the What is Power Management? screen, you can select Do not show this page again. When you select this option, the Welcome screen also

does not appear again.