Power Conservation : Dell Inspiron 2500 Systemsl Press the power button or the power conservation key combination, , that youprogrammed (via the Advanced tab).HINT: You can use the Advanced tab to program the display-close option, the power button,and the power conservation key combination to activate standby mode.To resume operation from standby mode, press the power button, or if you activated standby mode byclosing the display, open (raise) the display.Hibernate ModeHibernate mode conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on the hard drive andthen completely turning off the computer. When you resume computer operation, the applicationprograms and files that were open before you activated hibernate mode are still open.Your computer enters hibernate mode if the battery charge level becomes critically low, or if either thepower button, the power conservation key combination, , or the display-close optionare programmed to activate hibernate mode in the Advanced tab of the Power Options Propertieswindow.HINT: Some PC Cards may not operate correctly after resuming operation from hibernatemode. If you encounter problems with a PC Card, reinsert the card or restart your computer.To resume computer operation from hibernate mode, press the power button. The computer may takea short time to return to its normal operating state. Pressing a key or touching the touch pad will notbring the computer out of hibernate mode.Hibernate mode requires a special file on your hard drive with enough disk space to store the contentsof the computer memory. Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping thecomputer to you.If you reinstall the operating system, you must reenable hibernate mode support.Power Options PropertiesTo access the Microsoft® Windows® Power Options Properties window:1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel (double-click Control Panelin Windows 2000).2. Double-click the Power Options icon.file:///I|/SERVICE%20MANUALS/DELL%20MANUALS/LAP..._checked%20ok/Inspiron/2500/2500%20SM/power.htm (2 of 9)6/21/2004 12:45:25 AM
