Suspend Mode; Resume On Modem Ring; Resume On Time Of Day; Resume Time - Dell Inspiron 3000 Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

save-to-RAM or save-to-disk suspend mode first. For
instance, if Suspend Time-Out is set for 10 minutes and
Standby Time-Out is set for 4 minutes, the computer
enters save-to-RAM or save-to-disk suspend mode after
10 minutes of no I/O activity and then enters standby
mode 4 minutes later.
NOTE: Set this option to Disabled if it causes compatibil-
ity problems with your software.
If you are not in the Setup program, you can activate
save-to-RAM suspend mode at any time by pressing
<Fn><Esc>. Alternatively, click the Start button, and
then click Suspend. Press the power button to resume
normal computer operation.
You can activate save-to-disk suspend mode by pressing
<Fn><a> (or <Fn><q> on the French keyboard). Press
the power button and hold it down for a second or two to
turn on the computer and resume normal operation.

Suspend Mode

The Suspend Mode category has two options—Save to
RAM and Save to Disk.
Save-to-RAM suspend mode conserves battery power by
stopping almost all computer activity, but leaves the com-
puter ready to resume operations in seconds. Select the
Save-to-RAM option whenever you leave the computer
unattended for more than a few minutes. Resume normal
computer activity by pressing the power button (the com-
puter may take several seconds to return to normal
operation).
Save-to-disk suspend mode copies all system data to a
reserved area on the hard-disk drive and then turns off all
power to the computer. When you resume normal opera-
tion, the same programs will be running and the same
files will be open that were loaded before you activated
this mode. Use save-to-disk suspend mode to conserve
battery power or to preserve system data by quickly sav-
ing it to the hard-disk drive if you are about to run out of
battery power.

Resume on Modem Ring

Setting this option to Enabled tells the computer to
resume normal operation when an incoming call is
detected by a modem and the computer is in standby
mode or save-to-RAM suspend mode.

Resume on Time of Day

When the Resume on Time of Day option is set to
Enabled (the default), the computer resumes normal
operation at the time specified in the Resume Time field
after being in standby mode or save-to-RAM suspend
mode.

Resume Time

Resume Time lets you specify a time when the computer
should get out of standby mode or save-to-RAM suspend
mode and resume normal operation.

Boot Menu Options

The following subsections explain each option in the
Boot menu of the Setup program (Figure 2-5). The selec-
tions you make in this menu determine which disk device
the computer uses to find the software needed to start the
operating system. The same information is also available
in the topic titled "Boot Menu" in the online System
User's Guide.
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