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Setup Item Power Standby Delay Default* 30 minutes Standby Wakeup Mouse PS2/IRQ12 Suspend Wakeup IRQ3 (Serial Port) IRQ4 (Serial Port) Save changes and Exit Exit without saving changes. Enabled Enabled Enabled Action Sets the period of inactivity before the system runs in Standby mode. Standby mode slows down the processor. The delay is an approximate time, depending on the CPU speed. Enables or disables the system to return to full speed when the mouse is moved. Enables or disables the system to return to full speed when an IRQ is generated. SETTING PASSWORDS You can set two passwords, the administrator password and the user password, to provide two levels of protection for your PC. Administrator Password Set the Administrator Password to protect the PC's configuration in Setup. The Administrator Password must be entered before any Setup options, except Preferences, can be modified. User Password Setting a User or Administrator Password can provide a power-on password prompt to prevent your PC being started or used in your absence. A user password can only be set if an administrator password has been set. The user password also allows the possibility of starting the PC with the keyboard locked. You must then type the password and press SETTING PASSWORDS 1 Turn on the PC and the display. If the PC is already turned on, save your data, exit all applications and then press [CTRL] [ALT] and [DELETE] to restart the PC (Windows 3.11). For Windows 95, use the Shut Down command. NOTE If you forget your password, refer to "If You Have Forgotten Your Password" in chapter 5. 2 When F2=Setup is displayed, press [F2].

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Setup Item
Default*
Action
Power
Standby Delay
30 minutes
Sets the period of inactivity before the system
runs in Standby mode. Standby mode slows
down the processor. The delay is an
approximate time, depending on the CPU speed.
Standby Wakeup
Mouse PS2/IRQ12
Enabled
Enables or disables the system to return to full
speed when the mouse is moved.
Suspend Wakeup
IRQ3 (Serial Port)
Enabled
Enables or disables the system to return to full
speed when an IRQ is generated.
IRQ4 (Serial Port)
Enabled
Save changes and Exit
Exit without saving
changes.
SETTING PASSWORDS
You can set two passwords, the administrator password and the user password, to provide two
levels of protection for your PC.
Administrator Password
Set the Administrator Password to protect the PC's configuration in
Setup
. The Administrator
Password must be entered before any
Setup
options, except Preferences, can be modified.
User Password
Setting a User or Administrator Password can provide a power-on password prompt to prevent
your PC being started or used in your absence. A user password can only be set if an
administrator password has been set. The user password also allows the possibility of starting
the PC with the keyboard locked. You must then type the password and press
SETTING PASSWORDS
1
Turn on the PC and the display.
If the PC is already turned on, save your data, exit all applications and then press [CTRL]
[ALT] and [DELETE] to restart the PC (Windows 3.11). For Windows 95, use the
Shut Down
command.
NOTE
If you forget your password, refer to "If You Have
Forgotten Your Password" in chapter 5.
2
When F2=Setup is displayed, press [F2].