Dell Dimension 3100 Owner's Manual - Page 108

Performance, Security, Power Management, HyperThreading, Hard Drive, Acoustics, Admin Password - recovery

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Performance HyperThreading Hard Drive Acoustics Security Admin Password System Password Password Status Power Management AC Recovery Auto Power On Auto Power Time Low Power Mode If your computer's processor supports Hyper-Threading, this option appears in the Options List. • Bypass (default) - Your computer does not test or change the current acoustics mode setting. • Quiet - The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting. • Suggested - The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive manufacturer. • Performance - The hard drive operates at its maximum speed. NOTE: Switching to performance mode will cause the drive heads to move faster, causing the hard drive to be noisier. However, some drives may not see an increase in data transfer rates. NOTE: Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard drive image. This section displays available system security options. This option provides restricted access to the computer's system setup program in the same way that access to the system can be restricted with the System Password option. Displays the current status of the system's password security feature and allows a new system password to be assigned and verified. This option locks the system password field with the setup password. When the field is locked, you can no longer disable password security by pressing when the computer starts. Determines what happens when AC power is restored to the computer. Sets the computer to automatically turn on. Choices are every day or every Monday through Friday. The default setting is Off. This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using a power strip or surge protector. Sets time to automatically turn on the computer. Time is kept in the standard 12-hour format (hours:minutes). Change the startup time by pressing the right- or left-arrow key to increase or decrease the numbers, or type numbers in both the date and time fields. This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using a power strip or surge protector. When Low Power Mode is selected, remote wakeup events no longer power up from Hibernate or Off. 106 Appendix

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Appendix
Performance
HyperThreading
If your computer’s processor supports Hyper-Threading, this option appears
in the Options List.
Hard Drive
Acoustics
•
Bypass (default)
— Your computer does not test or change the current
acoustics mode setting.
•
Quiet
— The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.
•
Suggested
— The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive
manufacturer.
•
Performance
—
The hard drive operates at its maximum speed.
NOTE:
Switching to performance mode will cause the drive heads to move
faster, causing the hard drive to be noisier. However, some drives may not see
an increase in data transfer rates.
NOTE:
Changing the acoustics setting does not alter your hard drive image.
Security
This section displays available system security options.
Admin Password
This option provides restricted access to the computer's system setup
program in the same way that access to the system can be restricted with
the
System Password
option.
System Password
Displays the current status of the system's password security feature and
allows a new system password to be assigned and verified.
Password Status
This option locks the system password field with the setup password. When
the field is locked, you can no longer disable password security by pressing
<Ctrl><Enter> when the computer starts.
Power Management
AC Recovery
Determines what happens when AC power is restored to the computer.
Auto Power On
Sets the computer to automatically turn on. Choices are
every day
or every
Monday through Friday
.
The default setting is
Off
.
This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using a power strip
or surge protector.
Auto Power Time
Sets time to automatically turn on the computer.
Time is kept in the standard 12-hour format (
hours:minutes
). Change the
startup time by pressing the right- or left-arrow key to increase or decrease
the numbers, or type numbers in both the date and time fields.
This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using a power strip
or surge protector.
Low Power Mode
When
Low Power Mode
is selected, remote wakeup events no longer power
up from
Hibernate
or
Off
.