Conserving Power: Dell Inspiron 4100

●Press the power button or the power conservation key combination, , that you can program via the Advanced tab.

HINT: You can use the Advanced tab to program the display-close option, the power button, and the power conservation key combination to activate standby mode.

To exit standby mode, press the power button, or if you activated standby mode by closing the display, open (raise) the display.

Hibernate Mode

Hibernate mode conserves power by copying system data to a reserved area on the hard drive and then completely turning off the computer. When you exit hibernate mode, the programs and files that were open before you activated hibernate mode are still open.

Your computer enters hibernate mode if the battery charge level becomes critically low, or if either the

power button, the power conservation key combination, , or the display-close option are programmed to activate hibernate mode in the Advanced tab of the Power Options Properties window.

HINT: Some PC Cards may not operate correctly after exiting hibernate mode. If you encounter problems with a PC Card, reinsert the card or restart your computer.

To exit hibernate mode, press the power button. The computer may take a short time to exit hibernate mode. Pressing a key or touching the touch pad or track stick does not bring the computer out of hibernate mode.

Hibernate mode requires a special file on your hard drive with enough disk space to store the contents of the computer memory. Dell creates an appropriately sized hibernate mode file before shipping the computer to you.

Power Options Properties

To access the Windows Power Options Properties window:Windows XP1. Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.

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