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Password on Undock, Power Menu, Feature, Settings, Comments

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Configuring Your Notebook Password on Undock Setting a User Password and enabling Password on Undock prevents unauthorized undocking of the notebook from the Compaq Mobile 6500 Expansion Unit and/or the Compaq Armada 6500 Convenience Base. When a request is made to undock the notebook, you will be prompted for a password. Enter either the Supervisor or User Password to complete the undock request and undock the notebook. Power Menu Your notebook computer is factory-configured with preset power management values. If you are not an advanced user, start by using the default (factory-configured) power management settings. If you find that the factory settings do not fit your specific needs, enter the System Setup Program and make the needed changes. Feature Power Savings Settings Disabled Customized* Maximum Power Savings Maximum Performance Standby Timeout Off Selected times *Factory default setting Comments Disables all power management features. Allows you to customize the power management features to meet your unique operating needs. Use Maximum Power Savings when you want to maximize the time between battery charges. Use Maximum Performance when you want to maximize the performance of your notebook while retaining some power savings for extending the life of the battery. This option allows you to specify a period of time the system must be inactive before the system is placed in Standby mode. Standby mode shuts down power to the LCD and backlight, hard drive, Diskette Drive, and external devices. Note: The selected period for inactivity is measured from the last monitored system activity. A keystroke, mouse movement, or hard disk activity, for example, will reset the timer. Continued 4-11

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Configuring Your Notebook
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Password on Undock
Setting a User Password and enabling Password on Undock prevents unauthorized
undocking of the notebook from the Compaq Mobile 6500 Expansion Unit and/or the
Compaq Armada 6500 Convenience Base.
When a request is made to undock the notebook,
you will be prompted for a password.
Enter either the Supervisor or User Password to
complete the undock request and undock the notebook.
Power Menu
Your notebook computer is factory-configured with preset power management values.
If
you are not an advanced user, start by using the default (factory-configured) power
management settings.
If you find that the factory settings do not fit your specific needs,
enter the System Setup Program and make the needed changes.
Feature
Settings
Comments
Power Savings
Disabled
Customized*
Maximum Power
Savings
Maximum
Performance
Disables all power management features.
Allows you to customize the power
management features to meet your unique
operating needs.
Use Maximum Power Savings when you want
to maximize the time between battery charges.
Use Maximum Performance when you want to
maximize the performance of your notebook
while retaining some power savings for
extending the life of the battery.
Standby Timeout
Off
Selected times
This option allows you to specify a period of
time the system must be inactive before the
system is placed in Standby mode.
Standby mode shuts down power to the LCD
and backlight, hard drive, Diskette Drive, and
external devices.
Note:
The selected period for inactivity is
measured from the last monitored system
activity.
A keystroke, mouse movement, or
hard disk activity, for example, will reset the
timer.
*Factory default setting
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