Dell Inspiron 7500, System Reference Manual

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Power Menu
See Figure 4 and Table 4 for an explanation of the options and settings for the Power menu.
Figure 4. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Power Menu
Table 4. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Power Menu
Boot Menu
NOTE: The power management settings of the Windows 98 operating system take precedence over the settings described here. For
more information, see
“ Using Microsoft Windows 98 to Conserve Battery Power ” in the system Help.
Option Function
Power Management Mode Disabled (default) turns off power management. Customized allows you to control each power
management setting. Max. Power Savings conserves the maximum amount of system power, and Max.
Performance conserves power but allows the greatest system performance.
Standby Time-out Lets you determine how long the computer remains idle (no I/O activity) before activating standby mode to
conserve battery power. Settings for this option are
Disabled (default), 1 Minute , 2 Minutes , 4 Minutes , 6
Minutes , 8 Minutes , 12 Minutes , and 16 Minutes . To increase battery operating time, set this option to a
lower number of minutes. Press any key on the integrated keyboard to resume normal computer operation.
NOTE: Set this option to Disabled if it causes compatibility problems with your software.
Suspend Time-out Lets you determine how long the computer remains idle (no I/O activity) before activating save-to-disk
suspend mode. Settings for this option are
Disabled, 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes, 15 Minutes, 20 Minutes,
30 Minutes, 40 Minutes, and 60 Minutes . To increase battery operating time, set this option to a lower
number of minutes.
NOTE: Set this option to Disabled if it causes compatibility problems with your software.
Suspend Mode When set to Save to RAM (default), the computer conserves battery power by entering standby mode by
stopping almost all computer activity, but leaves the computer ready to resume operations in seconds.
Resume normal computer activity by pressing the power button (the computer may take several seconds to
return to normal operation).
When set to Save to Disk , the computer copies all system data to a reserved area on the hard-disk drive
and then turns off all power to the computer. When the computer resumes normal operation, the same
programs will be running and the same files will be open that were loaded before you activated this mode.
Use save-to-disk suspend mode to conserve battery power or to preserve system data by quickly saving it
to the hard-disk drive if you are about to run out of battery power.
Resume on Modem Ring Setting this option to Enabled tells the computer to resume normal operation when an incoming call is
detected by a modem and the computer is in standby mode. The default is Disabled . To use this option,
Suspend Mode must be set to Save to RAM .
Resume on Time of Day When the Resume On Time of Day option is set to Enabled , a computer in standby mode resumes
normal operation at the time specified in the Resume Time field. The default is Disabled . To use this
option, Suspend Mode must be set to Save to RAM .
Resume Time Lets you specify a time when the computer resumes from standby mode to normal operation. To use this
option,
Suspend Mode must be set to Save to RAM .
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the system Help.