2-10 Dell Inspiron 3500 Portable Computer Reference and Troubleshooting Guide6WDQGE\ 7LPH2XWNOTE: The power management settings of the Windows 98 operating system takeprecedence over the settings described here. For more information see “UsingMicrosoft Windows 98 to Conserve Battery Power,” in the System User’s Guide.Standby mode conserves battery power by stopping some computer activity, butleaves the computer ready to resume operations immediately. Use standby modewhen you leave the computer unattended for less than a few minutes. Press to enter standby mode when you are in Windows 98. Resume normalcomputer activity by moving the cursor or pressing any key on the built-in keyboard(the computer takes less than a second to return to normal operation).The Standby Time-Out option lets you determine how long the computer remainsidle (no I/O activity) before activating standby mode to conserve battery power. Set-tings for this option are Disabled, 1 min., 2 min., 4 min., 6 min., 8 min., 12 min.,and 16 min.To increase battery operating time, set this option to a lower number of minutes.Press any key on the built-in keyboard to resume normal computer operation.If the time delay you set for standby mode is greater than the delay set for suspendmode, the computer enters standby mode first. For instance, if Standby Time-Out isset for 8 minutes and Suspend Time-Out is set for 5 minutes, the computer entersstandby mode after 8 minutes of no I/O activity and then enters save-to-disk suspendmode 5 minutes later.NOTE: Set this option to Disabled if it causes compatibility problems with yoursoftware.6XVSHQG 7LPH2XWNOTE: The power management settings of the Windows 98 operating system takeprecedence over the settings described here. For more information see “UsingMicrosoft Windows 98 to Conserve Battery Power,” in the System User’s Guide.Suspend Time-Out lets you determine how long the computer remains idle (no I/Oactivity) before activating save-to-disk suspend mode. Settings for this option are Dis-abled, 5 min., 10 min., 15 min., 20 min., 30 min., 40 min., and 60 min.To increase battery operating time, set this option to a lower number of minutes.If the time delay you set for suspend mode is greater than the delay set for standbymode, the computer enters save-to-disk suspend mode first. For instance, if Sus-pend Time-Out is set for 10 minutes and Standby Time-Out is set for 4 minutes,the computer enters save-to-disk suspend mode after 10 minutes of no I/O activityand then enters standby mode 4 minutes later.NOTE: Set this option to Disabled if it causes compatibility problems with yoursoftware.If you are not in the Setup program, you can activate save-to-RAM suspend mode atany time by pressing . Alternatively, click the Start button, and then clickSuspend. Press the power button to resume normal computer operation.
