System Setup Options: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide

Suspend Mode

Lets you select one of two suspend modes: Save to RAM and Save to

 

Disk.

 

Save to RAM conserves battery power by stopping almost all computer

 

activity, but leaves the computer ready to resume operations in seconds

 

when the power button is pressed. Save to Disk saves all system data

 

to your hard-disk drive and then turns off all power. Use Save to Disk to

 

conserve battery power or (in conjunction with Battery Low Suspend) to

 

preserve system data quickly if you are about to run out of battery power.

Resume on

Sets the computer to resume normal operation when an incoming call is

Modem Ring

detected by the modem and the computer is in suspend (or standby)

 

mode. Settings are On and Off.

 

NOTE: To use this option, you must set Suspend Mode to Save to

 

RAM. If Suspend Mode is set to Save to Disk, Resume on Modem

 

Ring does not function.

Resume On Time

Sets the computer to resume operation at a time you specify in the

 

Resume Time option. (Resume Time appears on the screen only when

 

Resume On Time is set to On.) Settings are On and Off.

 

NOTE: To use this option, you must set Suspend Mode to Save to

 

RAM. If Suspend Mode is set to Save to Disk, Resume on Time does

 

not function.

Resume Time

Resume Time appears on the screen only when Resume On Time is

 

set to On. Use this option to specify a time for the computer to resume

 

operation from suspend (or standby) mode.

 

NOTE: To use this option, you must set Suspend Mode to Save to

 

RAM. If Suspend Mode is set to Save to Disk, Resume Time does not

 

function.

 

Use <Tab> or <Shift><Tab> to move between fields in the time setting.

 

Either enter the time or use the spacebar to increase/descrease the

 

numbers.

Auto Dim

Extends battery life by setting the computer to automatically decrease

 

the brightness of the display when running on battery power. Options are

 

Enabled (the default) and Disabled.

Lid Close

Specifies how the computer will respond when the display lid is closed:

 

Active (the default) — the computer switches the display image to

 

an attached monitor.

 

Suspend — the computer suspends to RAM.

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