Configuring Power Management Settings - Dell INSPIRON PP05XB Owner's Manual

Configuring Power Management Settings

You can use the QuickSet Power Management Wizard or Windows Power Options Properties to
configure the power management settings on your computer.
Power Management Wizard
NOTE:
The Power Management Wizard is not available if you have restricted access rights.
To open the Power Management Wizard, click the
The first two screens of the wizard—Welcome and What is Power Management?—describe and define
various power management options.
NOTE:
On the What is Power Management? screen, you can select Do not show this page again. When you select
this option, the Welcome screen also does not appear again.
Use the screens that follow the Welcome and What is Power Management? screens to set various power
management options, including sleep modes, power schemes, and low battery-charge alarms.
Setting Sleep Modes
This screen defines standby and hibernate modes. From the screen you can:
• Set the standby-mode password option.
• Enable or disable hibernate mode.
• Select how the computer will respond when you close the display:
– Choose no action.
– Enter standby mode.
– Enter hibernate mode.
• Select how the computer will respond when you press the power button:
– Choose no action.
– Enter standby mode.
– Enter hibernate mode.
– Shut down Microsoft Windows and turn off the computer.
– Prompt a user for an action (Ask me what to do).
• Select how the computer will respond when you press <Fn><Esc>:
– Choose no action.
– Enter standby mode.
– Enter hibernate mode.
– Shut down Microsoft Windows and turn off the computer.
– Prompt a user for an action (Ask me what to do).
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Using a Battery
icon in the taskbar and then click Power Wizard.