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Power management, Power management tips, Power management wizard – Dell Latitude X300 User Manual

Page 89: Setting sleep modes

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Power Management

 

  

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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To enter or exit a power management mode, press the power button.

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 following screens of the Power Management Wizard 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

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.