Power Conservation : Dell Inspiron 8100Back to Contents PagePower ConservationDell™ Inspiron™ 8100Conservation TipsPower Conservation ModesPower Options PropertiesConservation Tipsl You automatically conserve battery power each time you attach your computerto an electrical outlet. When the AC adapter is attached, the battery is chargedwhile the computer uses AC power. Your battery's life expectancy is largelydetermined by the number of times it is charged, so use an AC power source torun the computer if one is available.l When the computer is using battery power, remove the PC Cards that you arenot using.l When possible, attach your computer to an electrical outlet when you play CDsand DVDs. Playing a CD or DVD uses a lot of battery power.l Place the computer in standby mode or hibernate mode when you leave thecomputer unattended for long periods of time.Power Conservation ModesStandby ModeStandby mode conserves power by turning off the display and the hard drive after apredetermined period of inactivity (a time-out.) When you exit standby mode, thedesktop is restored to the same state that it was in before the computer enteredfile:///F|/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Inspiron/8100/power.htm (1 of 5) [2/28/2004 7:37:12 AM]
