DELL inspiron 4100 User Manual

Conserving Power: Dell Inspiron 4100

  

  

  

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You automatically conserve battery power each time you attach your computer to an electrical 

outlet. When the AC adapter is attached, the battery is charged while the computer uses AC 

power. Your battery's life expectancy is largely determined by the number of times it is 

charged, so use an AC power source to run the computer if one is available.

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When the computer is using battery power, remove the PC Cards that you are not using.

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When possible, attach your computer to an electrical outlet when you play CDs and DVDs. 

Playing a CD or DVD uses a lot of battery power.

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Place the computer in standby mode or hibernate mode when you leave the computer 

unattended for long periods of time. 

Standby mode conserves power by turning off the display and the hard drive after a predetermined 

period of inactivity (a time-out). When you exit standby mode, the desktop is restored to the same 

state that it was in before the computer entered standby mode.

To activate standby mode:

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Click the Start button, click Shut down (Turn Off Computer in the Microsoft® Windows® XP 

Home Edition operating system), click Stand by, and then click OK.

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