Filter
Top Products
Appendix 129
HDD Acoustic Mode
•
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
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.
Execute Disable Specifies whether Execute Disable Memory Protection Technology will be on
or off.
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 the system from Hibernate or Off.