Dell 720H2C appendix Security, Power Management

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system parameters to tune system

 

performance. These applications are not

 

installed or supported by Dell. The default is

 

Off.

 

NOTE: To enable overclocking of other system

 

components, you first need to enable the

 

Performance Application Support option in BIOS and

 

then download an application like NVIDIA nTune

 

version 5.0 or higher.

 

NOTE: Pressing <Alt><F> returns your system to the

 

factory defaults including RAID settings.

SpeedStep

Specifies whether Enhanced Intel SpeedStep®

 

technology is enabled for all supported processors in

(Off default)

the system.

 

 

Off — Disable Enhanced SpeedStep

 

technology

 

On — Enable Enhanced SpeedStep technology

 

 

Virtualization

Specifies whether a virtual machine monitor (VMM)

 

can utilize the additional hardware capabilities

(Off default)

provided by Intel Virtualization Technology

 

 

Off — Disable Virtualization Technology

 

On — Enable Virtualization Technology

 

 

HDD Acoustic Mode

Determines the acoustic mode at which the hard

 

drive operates.

(Bypass default)

Bypass — Do nothing (needed for older

 

 

drives).

 

Quiet — The hard drive operates at a slower,

 

but quieter speed.

 

Suggested — Allow the hard drive

 

manufacturer to select the mode.

 

Performance The hard drive operates at a

 

faster, but possibly noisier speed.

 

NOTE: Switching to performance mode may cause an

 

increase in noise produced by the drive, but does not

 

affect the drive's performance.

 

NOTE: Changing the acoustics setting does not alter

 

your hard drive image.

 

 

 

 

Security

 

 

 

Admin Password

Used to prohibit an unauthorized user from changing

 

any configuration settings in the system setup.

(Not Set default)

 

 

 

System Password

Used to prohibit an unauthorized user from booting

 

to the operating system.

(Not Set default)

 

 

 

Password Changes

This option locks the system password field with the

 

administrator (admin) password.

(Unlocked default)

 

 

NOTE: When the system password field is locked,

 

you can no longer disable password security by

 

pressing <Ctrl><Enter> when the computer starts.

 

 

Execute Disable

Enables or disables Execute Disable Memory

 

Protection technology.

(On default)

Off — Execute Disable Memory Protection

 

 

technology is disabled.

 

On — Execute Disable Memory Protection

 

technology is enabled.

 

 

 

 

Power Management

 

 

 

AC Recovery

Specifies how the computer will behave when AC

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