
Power Conservation : Dell Inspiron 8100
Hibernate mode requires a special file on your hard drive with enough disk space to
store the contents of the computer memory. Dell creates an appropriately sized
hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to you.
If you reinstall the operating system, you must reenable
hibernate support
.
Power Options Properties
To access the Microsoft® Windows®
Power Options Properties
window:
1. Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and click
Control Panel
.
2. Double-click the
Power Options
icon.
Power Schemes Tab
The
Power schemes
pull-down menu displays the selected preset power scheme:
●
Portable/Laptop
(default)
●
Home/Office
●
Always On
●
Presentation
(Windows 2000 only)
●
Minimal Power Management
(Windows 2000 only)
●
Max Battery
(Windows 2000 only)
HINT:
Dell recommends that you continue to use the
Portable/Laptop
power
scheme to maximize battery power conservation.
Each preset power scheme has different time-out settings for putting the computer
into standby mode, turning off the display, and turning off the hard drive.
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