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Setting or Changing a Power Scheme, Using a Security Password

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Power Setting or Changing a Power Scheme The Power Schemes tab in the Power Options window assigns power levels to system components. You can assign different schemes depending on whether the notebook is running on battery or AC Power. Or you can set a Power Scheme that initiates Standby or turns off the display or hard drive after a time interval (timeout) you specify. To set a Power Scheme, access the Power Options window > Power Schemes tab. Select options from the lists, name the new Power Scheme, and select Save As. Using a Security Password You can add a security feature that prompts you for a password when the notebook turns on or resumes from Standby or Hibernation. To set a password prompt, access the Power Options window > Advanced tab. Select the check box for Prompt For Password When the Computer Goes Off Standby, and select OK. For more information about using security passwords, see the "Security" chapter, "Setting Power-On Passwords." 1-10 Software Guide

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Software Guide
Power
Setting or Changing a Power Scheme
The Power Schemes tab in the Power Options window assigns
power levels to system components. You can assign different
schemes depending on whether the notebook is running on
battery or AC Power.
Or you can set a Power Scheme that initiates Standby or turns off
the display or hard drive after a time interval (timeout) you
specify.
To set a Power Scheme, access the Power Options window >
Power Schemes tab. Select options from the lists, name the new
Power Scheme, and select Save As.
Using a Security Password
You can add a security feature that prompts you for a password
when the notebook turns on or resumes from Standby or
Hibernation.
To set a password prompt, access the Power Options window >
Advanced tab. Select the check box for Prompt For Password
When the Computer Goes Off Standby, and select OK.
For more information about using security passwords, see the
“Security” chapter, “Setting Power-On Passwords.”