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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Alienware m5550 user manual Power Setup, Exit Setup