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on page 48 or "Deleting an Administrator Password" on page 49 for instructions. Note: You must know the administrator password to change or delete it. 5. Move the switch back to the OFF position after you have set, changed, or deleted your password. 6. Replace the cover, and then turn on the computer. Erasing a Lost or Forgotten Administrator Password Protected by Enhanced Security When enhanced security is enabled, it is vital that you keep a record of your administrator password in a secure place. If you forget or lose the administrator password, the system board in your computer must be replaced in order to regain access to the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Advanced Power Management Your computer comes with built-in energy-saving capabilities. You can view and change energy-saving settings using the Advanced Power Management menu in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. This section describes the Advanced Power Management features in your computer and provides instructions for using these features. Attention: If a device, such as a monitor, does not have power-management capabilities, it might be damaged when exposed to a reduced-power state. Before you make energy-saving selections for your monitor, check the documentation that comes with your monitor to see if it supports Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS). Automatic Power Management Features With Automatic Power Management, you can have the computer, microprocessor, and monitor (if the monitor supports DPMS) go into reduced-power states if they are inactive for a certain length of time. There are three levels of power management. For each level, you can specify the amount of time that the computer must be inactive before the power management options take effect. For Level 1, you can select 5 minutes to 4 hours; for Level 2, you can select 10 minutes to 5 hours; and for Level 3, you can select 15 minutes to 6 hours. At each level, you can define the amount of energy savings by specifying values for the following options. Chapter 4. Configuring Your Computer. 53

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on page
48 or “Deleting an Administrator Password” on page
49 for
instructions.
Note:
You must know the administrator password to change or delete it.
5.
Move the switch back to the
OFF
position after you have set, changed, or
deleted your password.
6.
Replace the cover, and then turn on the computer.
Erasing a Lost or Forgotten Administrator Password Protected by
Enhanced Security
When enhanced security is enabled, it is vital that you keep a record of your
administrator password in a secure place.
If you forget or lose the administrator
password, the system board in your computer must be replaced in order to regain
access to the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Advanced Power Management
Your computer comes with built-in energy-saving capabilities.
You can view and
change energy-saving settings using the Advanced Power Management menu in the
Configuration/Setup Utility program.
This section describes the Advanced Power
Management features in your computer and provides instructions for using these
features.
Attention:
If a device, such as a monitor, does not have power-management
capabilities, it might be damaged when exposed to a reduced-power state.
Before
you make energy-saving selections for your monitor, check the documentation that
comes with your monitor to see if it supports Display Power Management Signaling
(DPMS).
Automatic Power Management Features
With Automatic Power Management, you can have the computer, microprocessor,
and monitor (if the monitor supports DPMS) go into reduced-power states if they
are inactive for a certain length of time.
There are three levels of power management.
For each level, you can specify the
amount of time that the computer must be inactive before the power management
options take effect.
For Level 1, you can select 5 minutes to 4 hours; for Level 2,
you can select 10 minutes to 5 hours; and for Level 3, you can select 15 minutes to 6
hours.
At each level, you can define the amount of energy savings by specifying
values for the following options.
Chapter
4.
Configuring Your Computer.
53