Power Button Action - Alienware Area-51 m5500 User Manual

chapter 3 battery power & power management

Power Button Action

The notebook PC's power button can be set to turn off the
system or activate the suspend mode.
Go to [Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options] and
click on the Advanced tab. In the pull-down menu, select how
you wish the power button to work.
Note:
The actual dialogue box may appear slightly different than the dialog
box shown above.
Warning:
In the When I close the lid of my portable computer pull-down
menu, DO NOT select Do nothing – otherwise the system will still run at high
speed while the processor's fan grill is fully blocked by the closed LCD panel.
The heat will damage the LCD panel.
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