System standby — Selects the system standby timeout period for your system when
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running under AC or DC power.
System hibernates — Selects the system hibernate timeout period for your system
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when running on AC or DC power.
Windows 2000 Alarms
Use the Alarms screen to define the point at which the battery alarm activates. Define
the alarm to either sound, display a warning message, or invoke Standby, Hibernate or
Shutdown.
Parameter
Low battery alarm
Alarm Action Notification
Alarm Action Power
Level
Critical battery alarm
Alarm Action Notification
Alarm Action Power
Level
Run a program
Low battery alarm — Allows you to define a low battery alarm percentage,
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notification, and system action.
Critical battery alarm — Allows you to define a critical battery alarm percentage,
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notification, and system action.
Run a program — Allows you to run a specific program when an alarm occurs.
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Windows 2000 Power Meter
The Power Meter screen displays the remaining battery power and charging status for
the primary and secondary batteries. Choose to display either a percentage progress bar
or a battery icon with percentage indicator for your battery status information.
3-14 Using the BIOS Setup Utility
Alarms
Default Setting
10%
Display message
None
3%
Display message
Standby
None
Alternate Setting(s)
0-100%
Sound alarm
Standby, Power Off
0-100%
Sound alarm
Power Off, Hibernate
When the alarm occurs,
run this program.