Compaq 285558-001 - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
2 Power
Selecting a Power Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Understanding Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Choosing Standby, Hibernation or Shutdown . . . . . . . . . 2–3
When You Leave Your Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
When the Power Supply Is Uncertain . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
While Using Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
While Using Infrared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Standby, Hibernation and Shutdown Procedures. . . . . . . 2–5
Identifying the Power Controls and Light . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Using the Default Power Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–6
Setting Power Procedure Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–9
Using Emergency Shutdown Procedures . . . . . . . . 2–10
Setting Power Management Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11
Accessing the Power Options Window . . . . . . . . . . 2–11
Displaying the Power Meter Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11
Setting or Changing a Power Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
Using SpeedStep (Windows 2000 Professional Only). . 2–13
Choosing a Performance Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
Setting SpeedStep Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14
Finding More Battery Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16
3 Security
Security Features Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Setting Preferences in Computer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Using Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Forgetting Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Combining Compaq and Windows Passwords . . . . . 3–3
Using a Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Entering Power-On Password Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Entering a Power-On Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Using a Compaq Administrator Password . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Entering Compaq Administrator Password Settings . 3–6
Entering a Compaq Administrator Password . . . . . . 3–7