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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
Power Management
AC Recovery
(Off default)
Determines how the system responds when AC power is
•Off — The system remains off when power is
•On — The system turns on when power is
•Last — The system returns to the last power state the system was in just before it was turned off.
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