Dell Inspiron 3700 Troubleshooting Guide

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Keyboard Click Lets you choose whether the integrated keyboard 
makes audible clicking sounds. The 
Click Volume 
option must be enabled for this option to function. 
The volume of the simulated key clicks is          
controlled by the setting in the 
Click Volume 
option.
Settings for this option are 
Disabled (the default) 
and 
Enabled.
A change to the 
Keyboard Click option takes 
effect immediately (rebooting is not required). 
Num...

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System Security
Primar y Password Displays the current status of the primary        
password and allows you to assign or change   
this password.
Settings for this option are:
Disabled (the default) — Indicates that no primar y 
password is assigned
Enabled — Indicates that a primar y password is 
currently assigned
If you assign a primary password, the computer 
prompts you for the password each time you boot 
the...

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Admin Password Displays the current status of your administrator 
password and allows you to assign or change this 
password. Settings for this option are:
Disabled (the default) — Indicates that no     
administrator password is assigned.
Enabled — Indicates that an administrator 
password is currently assigned. To enable a 
password, set the 
Admin Password option to 
Enabled, then enter a password when prompted. 
When prompted to...

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Hard-disk drive password(s)
System Primar y
System Modular 
BayDisplays the current status of the primary       
hard-disk drive password and allows you to assign 
or change this password. You can set a primar y 
password for the system.
Settings for this option are:
Disabled (the default) — Indicates that no 
password is assigned
Enabled — Indicates that a password is currently 
assigned

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Batter y Status
Left  Batt er y
Right Batter yDisplays the charge status of the installed 
batteries.
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the 
system Help. 

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See Figure B-4 and Table B-4 for an explanation of the options and settings on Pa ge 4 
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Brightness Allows you to specify the brightness of the display 
when the computer is operating on battery power. 
Use the left- and right-arrow keys to change the 
brightness of the display. When the computer is 
powered by a...

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Power Management Allows you to enable or disable power               
conser vation features when the computer is 
being powered by a battery or AC power.
If you want to use any of the time-out options 
while using battery power, set the 
Battery option 
to 
Enabled. If you want to use the time-out 
options while using AC power, set the 
AC option 
to 
Enabled.
A change to the
 Power M a na ge me n t option 
takes effect immediately...

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S2D Time-Out When the Power Management option is set to 
Enabled, you may set the S2D Time-Out option. 
This option determines how long the computer is 
inactive before it copies all system information to 
a file on the hard-disk drive. This setting has no 
effect when the computer is docked.
Settings for this option are Disabled, 30 minutes, 
1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 
8 hours, or 12 hours.
A change in...

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Ring/Event Resume Lets you determine if the computer exits standby 
mode when an installed modem card receives an 
incoming call. This feature must be supported by 
your modem PC Card and your operating system.
Settings for this option are:
Disabled (the default) — Resumes normal opera-
tion when the computer detects a modem ring 
Enabled — Keeps the computer in standby mode 
when the computer detects a modem ring
NOTES: Dell recommends...

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Alarm Resume Directs the computer to resume normal operation 
when it is in suspend mode and detects an alarm 
from the RTC. Such alarms can be set through 
various application programs. In order for the 
alarms in these programs to work, the Alarm 
Resume option must be set to Enabled.
Settings for this option are:
Enabled (the default) — Resumes normal      
operation when the computer detects an alarm.
Disabled — Keeps...