Documentation
HDD Acoustic Mode
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Bypass (default)
—
Your computer does not test or change the current acoustics mode
setting.
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Quiet
—
The hard drive operates at its most quiet setting.
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Suggested
—
The hard drive operates at the level suggested by the drive manufacturer.
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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.
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