Compaq 1700 Armada 1700 Family of Personal Computers Reference Guide - Page 120

Enabling the Quick Controls The Quick Controls establish security measures on your computer when it is on but not in use. After setting the power-on password in Passwords Properties, the following Quick Controls can be enabled or disabled: To enable the Quick Controls: 1. Click the Computer Security tab in Passwords Properties (Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ double-click Passwords Æ Passwords Properties). 2. If a power-on password has been set, the QuickLock and QuickLock on Standby options become available. When you select QuickLock, the QuickBlank option also becomes available. Check each box with the features you want enabled. Initiating the Quick Controls You can initiate QuickLock and QuickBlank at any time while the computer is on. Before initiating these security features, the following conditions must be met: s A power-on password must be established. s QuickLock and QuickBlank must be enabled. Once these requirements are met, you can initiate QuickLock and QuickBlank in one of two ways: s Using the Fn+F6 hotkeys, which work only on the computer keyboard. s Using the key combination Ctrl+Alt+L, which works on both the computer and external keyboards. To exit QuickLock and QuickBlank once they have been initiated, enter your power-on password. NOTE: QuickLock on Suspend cannot be initiated from the keyboard. Security Features 13-9