Dell Inspiron 3700, Reference Manual

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* 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
<Fn><d> Turns off the display*
<Fn><h> Turns off the hard-disk drive*
<Fn><Esc> Activates sleep or standby mode
<Fn><a> or
<Fn><q> on French keyboards Activates save-to-disk suspend (S2D) mode or hibernate mode(ACPI only)*
NOTE: When using the integrated keyboard, you press <Fn> and the appropriate keys to perform certain functions (see
Table 4 ). To perform such functions on an external keyboard, you press <Scroll Lock> and the appropriate keys. You
must be sure that the External Hot Key option is enabled in the System Setup program.
Key
Combinations Function
<Fn><\> Switches between the microprocessor's maximum speed and a slower compatibility speed
<Ctrl><\> 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 <Fn> and the appropriate keys to perform certain functions (see
Table 5 ). To perform such functions on an external keyboard, you press <Scroll Lock> and the appropriate keys. You
must be sure that the External Hot Key option is enabled in the System Setup program.
Key Combinations Function
<Fn><Page Up> Increases the volume of the integrated speakers and the external speakers, if attached
<Fn><Page Dn> Decreases the volume of the integrated speakers and the external speakers, if attached
<Fn><End> Enables and disables the integrated speakers and the external speakers, if attached
NOTE: When using the integrated keyboard, you press <Fn> and the appropriate keys to perform certain functions (see
Table 6 ). To perform such functions on an external keyboard, you press <Scroll Lock> and the appropriate keys. You
must be sure that the External Hot Key option is enabled in the System Setup program.
Key
Combinations Function
<Ctrl><Alt><Del> 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 .
<Fn><F1>* Opens the System Setup program.
<Fn><F3>* Opens the Battery Status screen of the System Setup program.