Dell Latitude XPiCD Reference Manual

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Customizing System Features 2-13A change to the TIME option becomes effective immediately(rebooting is not required). However, you must reboot tomake the change apparent to the operating system.Video MemoryVIDEO MEMORY displays the amount of video memoryinstalled on the system board. There are no user-selectable settings for this option.System Utilities and DriversSystem utilities and drivers allow you to control certainhardware and software features of your computer. If Dellinstalled your operating system, the system utilities anddrivers are on the hard-disk drive that came with thecomputer.Dell highly recommends that you create program diskettesets of your installed software, including system utilitiesand drivers. If your hard-disk drive becomes corrupted,you can use the program diskettes to reinstall the utilities.If you are using Windows 95, Windows 3.x,Windows NT, or Windows for Workgroups,use the Dell DiskMaker to make program dis-kette sets of installed software, including system utilities.Look for the Dell DiskMaker icon in the Dell Accesso-ries folder or group.NOTE: If you received the utilities and drivers sepa-rately, or if Dell installed MS-DOS only on your hard-disk drive, install the utilities according to the instruc-tions that accompanied the diskette kit. Then store thediskettes in a safe place.Use system utilities to:• Configure PC CardsIn Windows 3.x, click the PC Card Man-ager icon in the Phoenix Card Managerprogram group. For more informationabout this utility, see the topic titled“Configuring PC Cards” in the online System User’sGuide. The utility contains help files.In MS-DOS, use the PCM configuration utility onthe hard-disk drive. For more information, see thesubsection titled “Configuring PC Cards” found laterin this section.In all other operating systems, use the PC Cardconfiguration utility that comes with the operatingsystem.• Change video resolutionIn Windows 95, click the Start button, point to Set-tings, and click Control Panel. Double-click theDisplay icon, and click the Settings tab.In Windows 3.x, double-click this icon inthe Control Panel in the Main group. Formore information about this utility, see thetopic titled “Video Drivers and Video Res-olution” in the online System User’s Guide. Theutility contains help files.In all other operating systems, use the video resolu-tion utility that comes with the operating system.• Customize trackball/mouse and cursor featuresIn Windows 95, click the Start button, point to Set-tings, and then click Control Panel. Then double-click this icon.In Windows 3.x, double-click the ControlPanel icon in the Main program group.Then double-click the icon shown at theleft. For more information about this util-ity, see the topic titled “Customizing Trackball andCursor Features” in the online System User’s Guide.The utility contains help files.In all other operating systems, check the operatingsystem documentation that accompanied the com-puter for information on configuring the pointingdevice.• Check battery statusThis minimized icon, which appears at thebottom of the display, displays the percent-age of battery charge remaining and tellsyou approximately how much longer thebattery will run. Click the icon to access the helpfiles for more information, including instructions onmoving the icon to a more convenient location on thedisplay. For more information about this utility, seethe topic titled “Battery Status Icon” in the onlineSystem User’s Guide.In MS-DOS, press < FN >< F3 > to display a batterygauge that shows the approximate percentage ofcharge remaining in your battery.