2-20 System Configuration

Security Menu Items
Menu Item Settings (default is bold)
Assign HDD Password Press Enter to access the Assign HDD Password Mode.
Controls access to the system’s hard drive by assigning
master and user passwords. See “Hard Drive Security”
later in this section for information and procedures for using
the HDD password mode.
CAUTION: If the master and user password are set on a
hard drive, they can never be removed. If the master
password is forgotten and the hard drive is installed in
another system, data cannot be accessed on the hard
drive.
Once these passwords are set, NEC Computers Inc.
has no capability to remove them.
Power Menu

Choose the Power Menu by selecting Power in the legend bar on the Main Menu screen. Other

Power Menu options are available by selecting submenus.

Use the arrow keys to select one of the Power Menu options and press Enter to select a

submenu. Items with grayed-out text are not available. Explanations of each Power Menu item

are in the following table.

Note Power management is only supported in systems running Windows 98 or Windows
2000.

Power Menu Settings

Menu Item Settings (default is bold)
Power Savings Disabled, Customized, Maximum Power Savings,
Maximum Performance
Disabled setting turns off Power Management and
disables Standby Timeout.
Maximum Power Savings setting conserves the greatest
amount of power.
Maximum Performance setting conserves power but
allows best system performance.
Customized setting allows the user to modify the Auto
Suspend Timeout and Hard Disk Timeout fields.
Standby Timeout Off, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 minutes
Specifies the amount of time the system is in Idle Mode
before entering the Standby Mode.
Auto Suspend Timeout Off, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 60 minutes
Specifies the amount of time the system is in standby
before entering the sleep mode.