You can also protect your system by selecting Write protect for the Fixed disk boot sector option. When this option is enabled, the system displays an error message when a program tries to write to the boot sector of your hard disk drive. To use a legitimate program (such as the MS-DOS®FORMAT command) you must disable the write protect option.

Two additional options on this screen allow you to define time intervals for the system to display a prompt asking whether you have performed your scheduled virus check or your scheduled backup for your hard disk drive. You can disable these prompts or have them display Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. If you respond that you have not performed these functions, however, the system still starts normally.

Using the Green PC Features

The Green PC options allow you to define how the energy-saving features of this Energy Star compliant system will work for you. The options on the Green PC Features screen allow you to disable the energy-saving feature or set timeout periods to put the system and hard disk drive in a low-energy standby mode.

The Inactivity Timer1 option sets the time out period for video signals to your monitor. When the mouse or keyboard has been inactive for the time period you select here, your computer stops sending video signals to your monitor. If your monitor is also Energy Star compliant, it goes into a low-power standby mode because it isn’t receiving video signals from your computer. Screens on monitors that aren’t Energy Star compliant will go blank when your system is in standby mode.

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