Alienware user manual Power Setup, Exit Setup, Alienware Area-51 m5550 Technical Reference

Alienware Area-51 m5550 Technical Reference

Power Setup

Item	Selections /	Description
	Sub-menu
Long Battery Life Mode	Disabled	When Enabled, maximum battery
	Enabled	life can be achieved. The processor
		performance is lowered.
Power Button Mode	On/Off	[On/Off]: When the power button is
	Suspend	pressed, the system is turned off.
		[Suspend]: When the power button
		is pressed, the system enters the
		Suspend Mode.

Note: The Suspend Mode selection in BIOS only applies to older Windows versions (such as Windows 3.1, Windows 95 or NT4) or a non-Windows operating system. In Windows ME / 98SE / 2000 / XP/Vista, the Suspend Mode and settings are determined by settings in the Power Options Properties (Start > Control Panel > Power Options).

Exit Setup

Item	Selections /	Description
	Sub-menu
Saves Changes and Exit	N/A	After you have completed the BIOS
		settings, select this item to save all
		settings, exit the BIOS Setup utility, and
		reboot. New system settings will take effect
		on the next power-up. The F10 key can be
		used for this operation.
Discard Changes	N/A	Discards changes done so far to any of the
		setup questions.
Load Optimal Defaults	N/A	Loads the Optimal Default value for all the
		setup questions. The F9 key can be used
		for this operation.

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