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Advanced Power Management
Energy conservation is an important concern. Your computer has Advanced Power
Management (APM) features that allow you to set different levels of energy
conservation for specific components of your computer. You can view and change
APM settings using the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Security Features
Your PC has security features that protect both hardware and software. For
example, you can set power-on and administrator passwords to deter unauthorized
persons from gaining access to your software. A cover lock helps prevent others
from tampering with the hardware components inside your computer, and a
lockable sliding door restricts access to the removable-media bays. Also, you can
select a secure startup sequence so that only certain drives are available for use, and
you can prevent the diskette drive from writing to diskettes.
Service and Support
You can obtain assistance for using your computer, as well as service, from a
number of sources. Help is available by phone, fax, and modem. For detailed
information, see Chapter 6, “Getting Help, Service, and Information” on page 99.
Expandability
You can easily expand the capabilities of your computer by adding memory, drives,
adapters, or an additional microprocessor.
Drive Bays: Your computer has five drive bays. Several of these bays are
unoccupied and can be used for installing additional devices such as hard disk,
diskette, CD-ROM, and PD/CD-ROM drives. The particular drive bays that are
occupied vary by computer model.
The following illustration shows the occupied and unoccupied drive bays in PC
models with a preinstalled EIDE hard disk drive.
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