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Using the BIOS Setup Utility 3-11
Moving the Hard Disk Drive
When a password protected HDD is moved from its original system and installed in
another system, error messages appear indicating that the drive is locked. Next, the
Security Setup screen appears requiring the user to enter the master password to unlock
the drive. Highlight the HDD password line and enter the master password, when
prompted.
If you wish to move an HDD from one system to another, follow steps 1 through 6 in
the section, “Establishing Hard Disk Drive Passwords,” before installing the HDD in a
different system. Install the HDD in the desired system then follow step 7 to establish
HDD protection.
To take advantage of HDD password protection in another system, the system must be
equipped with the same HDD password protection feature. To determine if the system
has HDD password, check the System Security Setup in the BIOS setup to see if there
are provisions for establishing HDD passwords.
Power Management Setup
Use the Power Management Setup to balance high performance and energy
conservation.
Power Management Setup
Parameter Default
Setting
Alternate Setting(s)
System Switch Power Button Sleep Button
Power Management
under AC
Off On
Power Savings Level Longest Life High Perform/Custom/Off
CPU Speed Control 100% 12.5, 25, 50%
Hard Disk Timeout
1
2 minutes 5/30/45 sec; 1/4/6/8/10/15 min.
Off
Video Timeout
1
2 minutes 30/45 sec.; 1/4/6/8/10/15 min.
Off
Peripheral Timeout
1
On Off
Audio Device Timeout
1
On Off
Standby Timeout
1
4 minutes Off/1/2/6/8/10/15 min.
Auto Suspend Timeout
1
10 minutes Off/5/15/20/25/30 min.
LCD Suspend Disabled Enabled