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Using Advanced Power Management

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combination of up to seven characters (A-Z, a-z, and 0-9) for your power-on password. Keep a record of your password in a secure place. For more information, refer to Installing Options in Your Personal Computer. To set or change an administrator password: 1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility Program" on page 16). 2. Select System Security from the Configuration/Setup Utility menu. 3. Select Administrator Password. 4. Type your password and press the down-arrow key. 5. Type your password again. 6. Select Set or Change Administrator Password. 7. At Power-on password changeable by user, select Yes or No. 8. Press Enter. 9. Remember to save the changes when you exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Deleting an Administrator Password: Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to delete an administrator password. To delete an administrator password: 1. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility Program" on page 16). 2. Select System Security from the Configuration/Setup Utility menu. 3. Select Administrator Password. 4. Select Delete Administrator Password. 5. Press Enter. 6. Remember to save the changes when you exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Erasing an Unknown Administrator Password: To erase an unknown administrator password, remove the computer cover and move the password jumper on the system board. For information on erasing an unknown password, See Installing Options in Your Personal Computer. Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to set a new password and reconfigure the computer. Using Advanced Power Management Your personal computer comes with built-in energy-saving capabilities. You can select energy-saving settings from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Advanced Power Management Features With this option, you can have the computer, microprocessor, and monitor go into reduced-power states after a specified period of inactivity. Inactivity is determined by monitoring the interrupts listed in the Activity Monitor option in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Interrupts for the keyboard, mouse, hard disk drive, serial ports, and parallel port are usually monitored for activity. You can specify up to three levels of power management, each one affecting system power, Chapter 3. Operating Your Personal Computer 21

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combination of up to seven characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9)
for your power-on password.
Keep a record of your
password in a secure place.
For more information, refer to
Installing Options in Your
Personal Computer
.
To set or change an administrator password:
1.
Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see
“Using the Configuration/Setup Utility Program” on
page 16).
2. Select
System Security
from the Configuration/Setup
Utility menu.
3. Select
Administrator Password
.
4.
Type your password and press the down-arrow key.
5.
Type your password again.
6. Select
Set or Change Administrator Password
.
7. At
Power-on password changeable by user
, select
Yes
or
No
.
8. Press
Enter
.
9.
Remember to save the changes when you exit from
the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Deleting an Administrator Password:
Use the
Configuration/Setup Utility program to delete an
administrator password.
To delete an administrator password:
1.
Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program (see
“Using the Configuration/Setup Utility Program” on
page 16).
2. Select
System Security
from the Configuration/Setup
Utility menu.
3. Select
Administrator Password
.
4. Select
Delete Administrator Password
.
5. Press
Enter
.
6.
Remember to save the changes when you exit from
the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Erasing an Unknown Administrator Password:
To
erase an unknown administrator password, remove the
computer cover and move the password jumper on the
system board.
For information on erasing an unknown
password, See
Installing Options in Your Personal Computer
.
Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to set a new
password and reconfigure the computer.
Using Advanced Power Management
Your personal computer comes with built-in
energy-saving capabilities.
You can select energy-saving
settings from the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Advanced Power Management Features
With this option, you can have the computer,
microprocessor, and monitor go into reduced-power
states after a specified period of inactivity.
Inactivity is
determined by monitoring the interrupts listed in the
Activity Monitor option in the Configuration/Setup
Utility program.
Interrupts for the keyboard, mouse,
hard disk drive, serial ports, and parallel port are usually
monitored for activity.
You can specify up to three levels
of power management, each one affecting system power,
Chapter 3.
Operating Your Personal Computer
21