Using Security Features; Locking The Cover; Locking The Keyboard; Taking Care Of Your Computer - IBM 2179 User Manual

3. Double-click Power Management (Windows 98) or Power
Options(Windows 2000 Professional and Windows Me). The Power
Management or Power Options Properties window opens.
4. From the Power Schemes tab, you can:
v Select an existing power scheme with preset durations
v Modify an existing power scheme by changing the preset durations
v Create a new power scheme with custom durations
5. After making the changes, click OK.
After the computer, hard disk drive, or monitor has entered Standby mode,
any use of the keyboard or mouse, or an incoming modem ring, brings the
computer, monitor, or hard disk drive out of the Standby mode.

Using security features

To deter unauthorized use of your computer you can lock the keyboard. To
restrict access to components inside the computer, you can lock the computer
cover (some models only).

Locking the cover

Some models come with a built-in cover lock. You can use this to restrict access
to components inside the computer.

Locking the keyboard

You can set a power-on password through the Configuration/Setup Utility
program and use the security features built into the Windows operating
system. If you decide to use passwords, do not forget them.
If you set a power-on password, the keyboard is locked when you turn on the
computer. You must type the correct password before the keyboard will
unlock. Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to set a power-on
password. For more information, see "Using passwords" on page 33.
You can also use the password and screen-saver features built into the
Windows operating system to assign a password that locks the keyboard and
mouse after a predefined period of inactivity. To use these features, refer to the
operating system publication that comes with your computer.

Taking care of your computer

This section provides guidelines for the proper handling and care of your
computer.
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