How to Enable and Disable the F1 Sleep Mode on a Studio 1737

The Dell Studio 1737 is a notebook computer that runs the Microsoft Vista operating system. This affords it many of the laptop specific options that were included with Vista installations, such as custom power settings and the hybrid sleep mode, which shuts down hardware to save battery power and can be initiated by pressing the "F1" key. While this can be convenient, it can also become a hindrance, as the computer may have difficulty returning to operating mode and the "F1" key can easily be pressed by accident. Fortunately, this behavior can be disabled in the BIOS menu.

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  Click the "Start" button in the lower left corner of the screen, then click the arrow next to the red "Power" button and select the "Restart" option.

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  Press and hold the "F2" key as the computer is booting to enter the BIOS menu.

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  Use the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate to the "System Configuration" section, then press "Enter" to expand the menu.

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  Use the arrow keys to scroll to the "Function Key Behavior" setting, then press "Enter" to change the default behavior of the "F" keys at the top of the keyboard. When the option is properly configured to disable F1 sleep mode, the selected option will be "Function Key First." If you would like to enable the F1 sleep mode, simply return to this menu and choose the "Multimedia Key First" option.

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  Press the "F10" key to save your changes and exit the "BIOS" menu.