IBM 620410U - IntelliStation E - Pro 6204 User Manual page 49

The following table provides a summary of the password features.
Table 1. Power-on and administrator password features
Type of password
User password
Administrator password
Administrator and user
password
Power
Select this choice to enable or disable system power settings.
ACPI BIOS IRQ: This field controls what IRQ the Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface (ACPI) uses.
ACPI Standby Mode: Select which power level your computer uses in standby
mode. If S1 is selected, power is maintained to all devices, but all processor activity
is halted. If S3 is selected, power is maintained only for the main memory. Exit from
the S3 state might not be supported by all installed adapters.
APM BIOS Mode: This field controls the Advanced Power Management (APM)
support to your operating system. Enable this setting when your operating system
supports APM-enabled computers. When this option is set to disabled, all APM
BIOS support is disabled.
Power Savings: Maximum power savings conserves the greatest amount of
system power. Maximum performance conserves power but optimizes the
performance of the computer. To alter these settings, choose Customized. To turn
off power management, choose Disabled.
After Power Failure: This field controls whether the system will stay on after ac
power is removed and then restored. Select Power On if you use a power strip to
turn on the computer. Select Stay Off if you want the computer to remain off after
power is restored. Select Last State to have the computer return to its previous
state.
Low Power Entry and Exit Activity Monitor: Select this choice to set up the
system activities that will be monitored for automatic power management.
Automatic Power On: Select this choice to control Automatic Power On when
your computer is unattended. You can set the Wake on LAN feature, Serial Port A
Ring Detect, PCI Modem Ring Detect, Wake Up on Alarm, and PCI Wakeup.
Results
v Type the password to complete the system startup.
v A limited set of choices are available on the IBM Setup Utility
main menu.
v No password is required to start the system.
v Type the password to access the IBM Setup Utility program.
v All choices are available on the IBM Setup Utility main menu.
v You can type either password to complete the system startup.
v The administrator password provides access to all choices on
the IBM Setup Utility main menu. You can set, change, or
delete both the administrator and user passwords, and enable
you to change the user password.
v The user password provides access to a limited set of choices
on the IBM Setup Utility main menu. This limited access might
include changing or deleting the power-on password.
Chapter 4. Configuring your computer
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