Dell Latitude XPi CD, Reference Manual

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Customizing System Features 2-7
AC
is set to
DISABLED
. There are no user-selectable set-
tings for this option. Settings for
BATTERY
are:
The default setting is
1 MINUTE
. To increase battery oper-
ating time, set
HARD-DISK TIME-OUT
to a lower number.
However, if your software requires frequent hard-disk
drive accesses, using a higher time-out setting may save
battery power and time by minimizing the number of
times the hard-disk drive must power up.
NOTE: Set
DISK TIME-OUT
to
DISABLED
if using it causes
compatibility problems with your software.
A change to the
DISK TIME-OUT
option takes effect imme-
diately (rebooting is not required).
If you are not in the System Setup program, you can turn
off the hard-disk drive immediately by pressing
<
FN
><
H
>. The drive resumes normal operation automati-
cally when it is accessed by the microprocessor.
Diskette Drive A
DISKETTE DRIVE A
identifies the type of diskette drive
installed in your computer. There are no user-selectable
settings for the
DISKETTE DRIVE A
option.
Display Close
DISPLAY CLOSE
lets you determine whether your com-
puter enters suspend mode when the display is closed or
whether only the display is turned off when the display is
closed.
•
SUSPEND
(the default) allows the computer to enter
suspend mode when the display is closed.
•
ACTIVE
turns off the display, but does not put the
computer into suspend mode.
Display Time-Out
DISPLAY TIME-OUT
lets you decide how long the com-
puter operates with no input/output (I/O) activity before
turning off the display to conserve battery power.
Settings for this option in both
AC
and
BATTERY
are:
The default setting is
4 MINUTES
. To increase battery
operating time, set
DISPLAY TIME-OUT
to a lower number
of minutes.
NOTE: Set the
DISPLAY TIME-OUT
option to
DISABLED
if
using it causes compatibility problems with your
software.
A change to the
DISPLAY TIME-OUT
option takes effect
immediately (rebooting is not required).
If you are not in the System Setup program, you can turn
off the display immediately by pressing <
FN
><
D
>. The
display resumes normal operation automatically when
you press a key or move the cursor.
Expansion Device
EXPANSION DEVICE
shows the type of Dell Latitude
Advanced Port Replicator that is attached to the com-
puter. There are no user-selectable settings for the
EXPANSION DEVICE
option.
External Cache
EXTERNAL CACHE
tells you how much external cache
your computer has. There are no user-selectable settings
for the
EXTERNAL CACHE
option.
Infrared Data Port
INFRARED DATA PORT
allows you to avoid resource con-
flicts by remapping the address of the infrared ports or
disabling one or both ports.
•
DISABLED
•
5 MINUTES
•
15 SECONDS
•
10 MINUTES
•
1 MINUTE
•
15 MINUTES
•
2 MINUTES
•
30 MINUTES
•
3 MINUTES
•
1 HOUR
•
4 MINUTES
•
DISABLED
•
5 MINUTES
•
1 MINUTE
•
10 MINUTES
•
2 MINUTES
•
15 MINUTES
•
3 MINUTES
•
30 MINUTES
•
4 MINUTES
•
1 HOUR