Dell Inspiron 3700 Reference Manual page 141

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System Setup Options: Dell™ Inspiron™ 3700 System Reference
AC • Admin Password • Alarm Resume • Asset Tag • Audio Mode • Battery • Battery Status • BIOS Version • Boot First Device • Boot Second
Device • Boot Third Device • Boot Speed • Brightness • Click Volume • Configure Setup • Date • Disk Time-Out • Diskette Drive A • Diskette
Drive B • Diskette Reconfig • Display Close • Display Time-out • Docking Ethernet • Docking IRQ • Docking Status • External Hot Key • Hard-disk
Drive Password • Infrared Data Port • Infrared Mode • Internal Cache • Internal Hard Drive • Keyboard Click • Media Bay • Microprocessor • Num
Lock • Parallel Mode • Pointing Device • Power Management • Primary Password • Ring/Event Resume • S2D Time-out • Serial Port • Service
Tag • Smart CPU Mode • Suspend Time-out • System Memory • System Primary • Time • Universal Connect • Video Memory • Wakeup on LAN
AC
AC, an option under Power Management, allows you to set different time-outs for the following options when you operate your computer from AC
power: Display Time-out, Suspend Time-out, S2D Time-out, Smart CPU Mode, Display Close, and Brightness.
A change to the AC option takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required).
Admin Password
Admin Password displays the current status of your administrator password and allows you to assign or change this password. Settings for this
option are:
Disabled (the default) — Indicates that no administrator password is assigned.
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Enabled — Indicates that an administrator password is currently assigned. All system setup functions, except passwords, are locked out.
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The administrator password is designed for use by system administrators and service technicians in corporate environments. If an administrator
password is assigned, you can use it to access the computer even if you do not know the primary password.
NOTICE: The password features provide a high level of security for the data in your computer. However, they are not foolproof. If
your data requires more security, you should obtain and use additional forms of protection, such as data encryption programs or
PC Cards with encryption features.
Alarm Resume
The Alarm Resume option directs the computer to resume normal operation when it is in standby mode and detects an alarm from the real-time
clock (RTC). Such alarms can be set through various application programs. In order for the alarms in these programs to work, the Alarm Resume
option must be set to Enabled.
NOTE: With systems running under the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), settings for power management features,
such as standby/sleep mode are controlled from the Power Management Properties window in the Control Panel.
Settings for this option are:
Enabled (the default) — Resumes normal operation when the computer detects an alarm.
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Disabled — Keeps the computer in standby mode even if the computer detects an alarm.
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A change to the Alarm Resume option takes effect immediately (rebooting is not required).
Asset Tag
The Asset Tag option displays the asset tag code if you or your organization assigned one to your computer.
For more information, see "Asset Tag
Audio Mode
Audio Mode manages the audio resources of the computer and the external devices you use with it. This mode is set to Full Duplex, which
allows the computer's audio system to play and record sounds simultaneously.
NOTE: The system does not allow you to select this mode for change.
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