Compaq 285558-001 manual Power, Security

Contents

2 Power

Selecting a Power Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1 Understanding Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2 Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2 Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2 Choosing Standby, Hibernation or Shutdown . . . . . . . . . 2–3 When You Leave Your Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3 When the Power Supply Is Uncertain . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3 While Using Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4 While Using Infrared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4 Standby, Hibernation and Shutdown Procedures. . . . . . . 2–5 Identifying the Power Controls and Light . . . . . . . . . 2–5 Using the Default Power Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6 Setting Power Procedure Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9 Using Emergency Shutdown Procedures . . . . . . . . 2–10 Setting Power Management Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11 Accessing the Power Options Window . . . . . . . . . . 2–11 Displaying the Power Meter Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11 Setting or Changing a Power Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12 Using SpeedStep (Windows 2000 Professional Only). . 2–13 Choosing a Performance Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13 Setting SpeedStep Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14 Finding More Battery Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16

3 Security

Security Features Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1 Setting Preferences in Computer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2 Using Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2 Forgetting Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2 Combining Compaq and Windows Passwords . . . . . 3–3 Using a Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4 Entering Power-On Password Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4 Entering a Power-On Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5 Using a Compaq Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5 Entering Compaq Administrator Password Settings . 3–6 Entering a Compaq Administrator Password . . . . . . 3–7

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