Date And Time; System Security - IBM Aptiva Hardware Handbook

The IDE Drives Setup screen lists four IDE drive
selections:
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Hard Disk 0 is attached to Local Bus connector 1 on
the system board and set as the Master device. This
is the hard disk that comes preinstalled with your
computer.
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Hard Disk 1 (if installed) is attached to Local Bus
connector 1 on the system board and set as the
Slave device.
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Hard Disk 2 or CD-ROM is attached to Local Bus
connector 2 on the system board and set as the
Master device.
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Hard Disk 3 (if installed) is attached to Local Bus
connector 2 on the system board and set as the
Slave device.
When you choose one of the four IDE drive selections
from the IDE Drives Setup screen, the Hard Disk screen
appears. This screen shows the size of the hard disk
installed and allows you to choose the IDE Performance
mode for each drive.
IDE Performance. This option lets you choose either
the High Performance or Compatible mode for a hard
disk. To get the best disk performance, it is
recommended that you run IDE hard drives in High
Performance mode.

Date and Time

The Date and Time feature lets you change the date and
time on your computer.
Time and Date. Enter the time in 24-hour format
(hours, minutes, seconds). For example:
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12 midnight is 00:00:00
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12 noon is 12:00:00
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1 p.m. is 13:00:00
Enter the date in the format shown on the screen.

System Security

The System Security feature allows you to control
access to disk drives and set or delete an Administrator
and Power-on password. This feature includes the
following options.
Secure Hard Disk Drives and Diskette Drives. This
option lets you enable or disable the access to hard
disks and diskette drives.
Power-on Password. This option lets you set a
Power-on password to restrict the use of your computer.
If you set a Power-on password, you must type this
password each time your computer is turned on. If you
do not type the correct password, you cannot use the
computer. You can also choose to display or not display
a password prompt.
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