Dell PP10S owner manual Alarms Tab, Power Meter Tab, Advanced Tab, Hibernate Tab

Alarms Tab

NOTE: 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. It is recommended that you continue to use these settings. See "Using a Battery" on page 27 for more 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.

•Program the following functions (depending on your operating system):

–Prompt a user for an action (Ask me what to do).

–Enter standby mode.

–Enter 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 drop-down menu and then click OK.

Hibernate Tab

The Hibernate tab lets you enable hibernate mode by clicking the Enable hibernate support check box.

Power Management

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