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battery maintains this information, but it may run out of energy after 40 days.
NOTE: S2D mode helps preserve system data by saving it to the hard-disk drive if you are about to
run out of battery power.
To activate S2D, press <Fn><a> (or <Scroll Lock><a> on an external keyboard if the External Hot Key
option is enabled in the System Setup program). On a French keyboard, press <Fn><q> or <Scroll
Lock><q>.
Resume from S2D mode by pressing the power button.
If you connect or remove devices while the computer is in suspend-to-disk mode, the computer automatically
recognizes the newly connected devices when it resumes normal operation.
Some PC Cards may not operate correctly after resuming from S2D mode. If you encounter problems with a
card, remove and reinsert the card.
NOTE: Dell creates an appropriately sized S2D partition before shipping the computer to you. Use the
Suspend-to-Disk utility to remove the file, to increase the size of the file, or to add the suspend-to-
disk file if you removed it. For more information about altering or creating an suspend-to-disk file, see
the readme.S2D file, which can be found in the Dell Utilities folder on your hard-disk drive or on the
S2D diskette that came with your computer. In Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems do not use
the Add/Remove Devices option while in S2D mode unless Bay Manager is installed.
Hibernate Mode for Windows 98 and Windows 2000
Through the Power Options Properties in the Control Panel for ACPI compliant systems, you can enable
the computer's hibernate mode.
Hibernate mode copies everything in memory to the hard-disk drive and then turns off all power to the
computer. When you resume normal operation, the same programs will be running and the same files will be
open that were loaded before you activated this mode.
Place the computer in hibernate mode if you intend to store the computer for extended periods of time.
Hibernate mode preserves the configuration information stored in nonvolatile random-access memory
(NVRAM).
NOTE: Hibernate mode helps preserve system data by saving it to the hard-disk drive if you are
about to run out of battery power.
To enable the hibernate mode:
1. Click the Start button. Point to Settings and then Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Power Options icon.
The Power Options Properties window appears.
3. Click the Hibernate tab.
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