1.1.5 Security Features

The computer has the following security features:

o Ability to secure drives in the dedicated hard drive bay and computer MultiBay

o Ability to secure the computer and either MultiBay Expansion Base to an immovable object with an optional cable lock

o Ability to establish power-on and setup passwords and to disable ports and devices from the Security menu in Computer Setup

1.1.6 Power Management

Power Management offers three levels of power conservation:

o High: Provides the maximum amount of power conservation and the maximum battery operating time from a single charge.

o Medium: Provides a balance between performance and battery life (factory default).

o Custom: Conserves power according to user-specified timeout settings.

The conservation level sets the timeouts for Standby (Suspend), Hibernation, drives, and screens. Use the Fn+F7 hotkeys to toggle off and on the power management settings in Computer Setup and Windows Power Properties.

Selecting to disable the infrared port under the Security menu also conserves power.

Chapter 1.2 Computer Options

The options that are available from Compaq for the computer are described in the following sections.

1.2.1 MultiBay Expansion Base and MultiBay ISA Expansion Base

The MultiBay Expansion Base and the MultiBay ISA Expansion Base provide two additional MultiBay device bays, two PC Card Type III slots, integrated Ethernet, integrated stereo speakers, and computer I/O port replication. The expansion bases are described in Section 1.5. When the computer is docked in an expansion base, the total system functionality includes:

o Support for up to three MultiBay devices simultaneously

o Overall system support for up to four hard drives or two diskette drives

oUp to three CD-ROM drives installed as follows:

-Three CD-ROM drives: The two in the expansion base must be used for

data; the CD-ROM drive in the computer can then be used for audio or data.