Power Options Properties; Power Schemes Tab - Dell Inspiron 8100 Service Manual

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

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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hibernate support.