Dell Inspiron 3800 System Reference Manual page 125

Power Conservation: Dell Inspiron 3800 System Reference
The Power Schemes tab allows you to select the power scheme (Always On, Home/Office
Desktop, and Portable/Laptop) and power mode settings for your computer. For Windows
2000, the Power Schemes tab allows you to select the battery settings for your computer. The
following power scheme settings are available.
NOTE: With systems running ACPI, select the Portable/Laptop setting as the
Power Scheme to conserve battery operating time while the system is in
standby mode. If the Always On setting is selected, battery operating time
may be much shorter when in standby mode.
Turn off monitor — Turns off the monitor so that the computer uses less power. You
can press any key to turn on the monitor. The Windows desktop is restored exactly as it
appeared before the monitor was turned off.
Turn off hard disk — Turns off the hard-disk drive so that the computer uses less
power. You can press any key to turn on the hard-disk drive. The Windows desktop is
restored exactly as it appeared before the hard-disk drive was turned off.
System Standby — Turns off monitor, stops the hard-disk drive, and turns off other
internal devices so that the computer uses less power. When the computer resumes
from standby mode, the Windows desktop is restored exactly as it appeared prior to
entering standby mode.
NOTE: Windows may take several seconds to resume from the power
scheme settings.
The Advanced tab allows you to display the Power Management icon on the Windows 98
taskbar, and the Power Options icon on the Windows 2000 taskbar. You may also select a
password prompt when the system resumes from standby mode. For Windows 2000, you may
set the system to power off or to enter standby mode when the power button is pressed.
For Windows 2000, the following tabs are included in the Power Options Properties window:
The Hibernate tab allows you to enable hibernate support and displays available disk
space for hibernation.
The UPS tab displays the status of the uninterruptible power supply (UPS), if installed.
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