Dell Dimension T8243 Owner's Manual page 101

System Password
Password Status
Power Management
AC Recovery
Auto Power On
Auto Power Time
Low Power Mode
Suspend Mode
Maintenance
Load Defaults
Event Log
POST Behavior
Fastboot
Numlock Key
POST Hotkeys
Keyboard Errors
Displays the current status of the system's password security feature and
allows a new system password to be assigned and verified.
This option locks the system password field with the setup password. When
the field is locked, you can no longer disable password security by pressing
<Ctrl><Enter> when the computer starts.
Determines what happens when AC power is restored to the computer.
Sets the computer to automatically turn on. Choices are every day or every
Monday through Friday.
The default setting is Off.
This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using a power strip
or surge protector.
Sets time to automatically turn on the computer.
Time is kept in a 24-hour format (hours:minutes). Change the start-up time
by pressing the right- or left-arrow key to increase or decrease the numbers,
or type numbers in both the date and time fields.
This feature does not work if you turn off your computer using a power strip
or surge protector.
Use this mode to conserve power.
The options are S1, a suspend state where the computer is running in a low-
power mode, and S3, a standby state where the power is reduced or turned
off for most components, however, system memory remains active.
This setting restores the computer's factory-installed default settings.
Displays the system event log.
When set to On (default), your computer starts more quickly because it
skips certain configurations and tests.
This option involves the rightmost bank of keys on your keyboard. When set
to On (default), this option activates the numeric and mathematical
features shown at the top of each key. When set to Off, this option activates
the cursor-control functions labeled on the bottom of each key.
This option allows you to specify the function keys to display on the screen
when the computer starts.
This option disables or enables keyboard error reporting when the computer
starts.
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