Dell Inspiron 3700 Troubleshooting Guide

							support.dell.comUsing the System Setup Program B-13

 

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 Lock Determines if the system boots with the Num 
Lock enabled or disabled when an external       
keyboard is attached.
Settings for this options are 
Disabled (the default) 
and 
Enabled.
A change to the 
Num Lock option has no effect 
when the system is booted unless an external 
keyboard is attached.
Pointing Device Enables and disables the computers touch pad 
and track stick.
Settings for this option are:
Touch Pad-PS/2 Mouse (the default)
Serial Mouse — Disables the touch pad and track 
stick and allows you to use a mouse connected to 
the serial connector on the I/O port
If you want to use a serial mouse, you must first 
set the 
Pointing Device option to 
Serial Mouse.
For a change in the 
Pointing Device option to 
take effect, you must reboot your computer. 
External Hot Key Lets you use the  key on the     
external keyboard the same way you use the 
 key on the computers built-in keyboard. Set 
this option to 
Scroll Lock (the default) if you are 
using an external keyboard. Set this option to 
Not 
Installed to disable this function on the external 
keyboard. 
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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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 computer

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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 verify the password, re-enter 
the password.
NOTE: When 
Admin Password is enabled, all 
System Setup options, except passwords, are 
locked out.
The administrator password is designed for use 
by system administrators and service technicians 
in corporate environments. If an administrator 
password is assigned, you can use it to access 
the computer even if you do not know the primar y 
password.

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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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							support.dell.comUsing the System Setup Program B-17
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See Figure B-3 and Table B-3 for an explanation of the options and settings on 
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Batter y Status
Left  Batt er y
Right Batter yDisplays the charge status of the installed 
batteries.
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See Figure B-4 and Table B-4 for an explanation of the options and settings on Pa ge 4 
of the System Setup program.

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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 battery, the default is Minimum. If 
the computer is using AC power, the default is 
Maximum.
A change to the Brightness option takes effect 
immediately (rebooting is not required). 
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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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 (rebooting is not 
required). 
Display Time-Out When the 
Power Management option is set to 
Enabled, you may set the 
Display Time-Out 
option. This option determines how long the     
display is inactive before it turns off.
Settings for this option are 
Disabled, 
1 minute, 
2minutes, 
3 minutes, 
4 minutes, 
5 minutes, 
10 m i n u t e s, 
15 minutes, 
30 minutes, or 
1 hour.
A change in this option takes effect immediately.
Disk Time-Out When the 
Power Management option is set to 
Enabled, you may set the 
Disk Time-Out option. 
This option determines how long the hard-disk 
drive is inactive before it turns off.
Settings for this option are 
Disabled, 
15 seconds, 
1 minute, 
2minutes, 
3 minutes, 
4 minutes, 
5 
minutes, 
10 minutes, 
15 minutes, 
30 minutes, 
or 
1 hour.
A change in this option takes effect immediately.
Suspend Time-Out When the 
Power Management option is set to 
Enabled, you may set the 
Suspend Time-Out 
option. This option determines how long the 
computer is inactive before it enters standby 
mode.
Settings for this option are 
Disabled, 
1 minute, 
2minutes, 
3 minutes, 
4 minutes, 
5 minutes, 
10 m i n u t e s, 
15 minutes, 
30 minutes, or 
1 hour.
A change in this option takes effect immediately.
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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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 this option takes effect immediately.
Smart CPU Mode When the Power Management option is set to 
Enabled, you may set the Smart CPU Mode 
option. This option is key to good thermal 
performance.
When set to Disabled, the microprocessor runs 
at its highest speed and may impact thermal 
performance.
When set to Enabled, the computer changes the 
clock speed according to the needs of the 
application.
A change in this option takes effect immediately.
Display Close Lets you determine whether your computer 
enters standby mode when the display is closed 
or whether only the display is turned off.
Suspend (the default) — Allows the computer to 
enter standby mode when the display is closed.
Active — Turns off the display, but does not put 
the computer into standby mode.
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary in the 
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							support.dell.comUsing the System Setup Program B-21

 

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 that you set 
Ring/
Event Resume to 
Disabled when an external 
serial device, other than a modem, is connected 
to your computer.
In order for the 
Ring/Event Resume option to 
work properly, this feature must be enabled in the 
device driver for your modem PC Card. All drivers 
supplied by Dell with your computer are config-
ured to allow the computer to resume normal 
operation when a modem receives an incoming 
call. If you use a PC Card that you did not receive 
from Dell, check the documentation to make sure 
this feature is set to 
Enabled.
A change to the 
Ring/Event Resume option 
takes effect immediately (rebooting is not 
required). 
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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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 the computer in suspend 
mode even if the computer detects an alarm.
A change to the Alarm Resume option takes 
effect immediately (rebooting is not required).
Wakeup On LAN Enables the computer to power up when          
triggered by a special LAN signal.
A change to the Wakeup On LAN option takes 
effect immediately.
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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