Power Meter Tab; Advanced Tab; Hibernate Tab - Dell Inspiron 2600 Factory Service Manual

Power Management: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
HINT: To enable audible alarms, click each Alarm Action button and select Sound
alarm.
The Low battery alarm and Critical battery alarm settings alert you with a message when the
battery charge falls below a certain percentage. When you receive your computer, the Low battery
alarm and Critical battery alarm check boxes are selected. Dell recommends that you continue to
use these settings. See the battery section in the Tell Me How help file (see
information on low-battery warnings.

Power Meter Tab

The Power Meter tab displays the current power source and amount of battery charge remaining.

Advanced Tab

The Advanced tab allows you to:
Set power icon and standby mode password options.
Depending on your operating system, program the following functions:
Prompt user for an action (Ask me what to do).
Activate standby mode.
Activate hibernate mode.
Shut down Windows and turn off the computer.
Choose no action (None or Do nothing).
To program these functions, click an option from the corresponding pull-down menu, and then click OK.

Hibernate Tab

The Hibernate tab lets you enable hibernate mode by clicking the Enable hibernate support check
box.
Intel SpeedStep® Technology Tab
HINT: Windows XP controls the performance level of the processor depending on the power
scheme that you select. See
Depending on your operating system and microprocessor, the Power Options Properties window
includes the Intel SpeedStep® Technology tab. The Intel SpeedStep technology allows you to set
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"Power Schemes Tab."
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