Dell Inspiron 3700 Reference And Troubleshooting Manual page 147

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Power Management
Display Time-Out
Disk Time-Out
Suspend Time-Out
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the
system Help.


 
Allows you to enable or disable power
conservation features when the computer is
being powered by a battery or AC power.
If you want to use any of the time-out options
while using battery power, set the Battery option
to Enabled. If you want to use the time-out
options while using AC power, set the AC option
to Enabled.
A change to the Power Management option
takes effect immediately (rebooting is not
required).
When the Power Management option is set to
Enabled, you may set the Display Time-Out
option. This option determines how long the
display is inactive before it turns off.
Settings for this option are Disabled, 1 minute,
2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes,
10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 1 hour.
A change in this option takes effect immediately.
When the Power Management option is set to
Enabled, you may set the Disk Time-Out option.
This option determines how long the hard-disk
drive is inactive before it turns off.
Settings for this option are Disabled, 15 seconds,
1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5
minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes,
or 1 hour.
A change in this option takes effect immediately.
When the Power Management option is set to
Enabled, you may set the Suspend Time-Out
option. This option determines how long the
computer is inactive before it enters standby
mode.
Settings for this option are Disabled, 1 minute,
2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes,
10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 1 hour.
A change in this option takes effect immediately.
Using the System Setup Program B-19