Dell Inspiron 3700 Reference Manual page 139

Table 3. Page 3 Options of the System Setup Program
Option Function
Battery Status Displays the charge status of the installed batteries.
-Left Battery
-Right Battery
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the system Help.
Page 4 Options
See Figure 4 and Table 4 for an explanation of the options and settings on Page 4 of the System Setup program.
Figure 4. Page 4 of the System Setup Program
Table 4. Page 4 Options of the System Setup Program
Option Function
Brightness Allows you to specify the brightness of the display when the computer is operating on battery power. Use the left- and
right-arrow keys to change the brightness of the display. When the computer is powered by a battery, the default is
Minimum. If the computer is using AC power, the default is Maximum.
A change to the Brightness option takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required).
Power Management Allows you to enable or disable power conservation features when the computer is being powered by a battery or AC
power.
If you want to use any of the time-out options while using battery power, set the Battery option to Enabled. If you want to
use the time-out options while using AC power, set the AC option to Enabled.
A change to the Power Management option takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required).
Display Time-Out When the Power Management option is set to Enabled, you may set the Display Time-out option. This option
determines how long the display is inactive before it turns off.
Settings for this option are Disabled, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15
minutes, 30 minutes, or 1 hour.
A change in this option takes effect immediately.
Disk Time-out When the Power Management option is set to Enabled, you may set the Disk Time-out option. This option
determines how long the hard-disk drive is inactive before it turns off.
Settings for this option are Disabled, 15 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, 10
minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 1 hour.
A change in this option takes effect immediately.
Suspend Time-out When the Power Management option is set to Enabled, you may set the Suspend Time-out option. This option
determines how long the computer is inactive before it enters standby mode.
Settings for this option are Disabled, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15
minutes, 30 minutes, or 1 hour.