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Performance

HDD Acoustic Mode

Bypass default

•Bypass — 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

Unlock Setup	When an administrator password is being used, allows the user access to
	modify system setup settings. Enter the administrator password at the prompt
	to unlock system setup. If the correct password is not entered here, the user
	can view but not modify system setup fields.
Admin Password	Displays the current status of your system setup program’s password security
(Not Set default)	feature and allows you to verify and assign a new admin password.
System Password	Displays the current status of the system's password security feature and allows
(Not Set default)	a new system password to be assigned and verified.

Password Changes Determines the interaction between the System password and the Admin

(Unlocked default) password. Locked prevents a user without a valid Admin password from being able to modify the System password. Unlocked allows a user with a valid

System password to modify the system password.

Non-Execute Func Enables or disables Execute Disable memory protection technology. (On default)

Power Management

AC Recovery

(Off default)

Determines how the system responds when AC power is re-applied after a power loss.

•Off — The system remains off when power is re-applied. You must press the front-panel power button before the system turns on.

•On — The system turns on when power is re-applied.

•Last — The system returns to the last power state the system was in just before it was turned off.

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