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Turn off display To activate, press <Fn><F1>.
To deactivate, move the cursor or
press a key on the integrated or
external keyboard. (If nothing
happens, the computer may be in
suspend or standby mode. Press
the power button to resume normal
operation.)
Suspend (or standby) mode To activate, press <Fn><Esc>.
To deactivate, press the power
button.
Suspend-to-disk mode* To activate, press <Fn><a>. (On a
French keyboard, press <Fn><q>.)
To deactivate, press the power
button.
View battery status icon Press <Fn><F3>.
* This key combination does not function under an operating system with the Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), such as Microsoft® Windows® 98.
Closing the Display
One way to conserve power on the computer is to close the display when the computer is not in
use. When you close the display and an external monitor is not connected, the computer's
display shuts off and the computer enters suspend mode (standby mode in Windows 98).
NOTE: If an external monitor is connected when you close the display, the computer
does not activate suspend (or standby) mode. You can still use the external monitor.
To resume work, open the display. (The computer may take several seconds to resume
operation.)
Suspend Mode
If your computer is running the Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT® operating
system, suspend mode stops almost all computer activity, but leaves the computer ready to
resume operations immediately in about 20 to 30 seconds. Use suspend mode whenever you
leave the computer unattended.
Power Management Settings: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide
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