Power Menu - Samsung N640 User Manual

Set Supervisor Password: Enables you to set the supervisor password to control
access to the System Setup utility. See "Creating a Password" on page 60 for
instructions on setting a password.
Password on boot: Determines whether the computer prompts for a password
when starting up. The options are Enabled and Disabled. A supervisor password
must be set before you can enable this option.
Fixed disk boot sector: Enables you to write-protect the hard drive boot sector to
protect against viruses and alterations. Only a user with the supervisor password
can access this field. The options for this field are Normal (default) and Write
Protect.

Power Menu

The Power menu of System Setup allows you to enable and adjust your computer's
sophisticated power-saving features. Enabling these features extends the life of the
battery.
Power Savings: Enables and disables Maximum Performance mode. The options
are Maximum Performance, Maximum Power Saving(default), Customized and
Disabled. If you set this field to Maximum Performance, the microprocessor and
hard drive run at full speed, unless affected by other power-savings settings. If you
set this field to Maximum Power Saving, the microprocessor and the hard drive run
at slow speed, when there is no user input or device activity. Choose Customized
to alter these settings and Disabled to turn off the Power management function.
Idle Mode: Turns on or off the idle mode power savings. On slows down the CPU
when the system is not busy.
Standby Timeout: Sets the period of computer inactivity (no user input or device
activity) that must pass before your computer automatically goes into standby
mode. In standby mode some devices are turned off (including the LCD screen)
and the microprocessor slows down. You can disable this option by selecting Off,
56 Using System Setup
If your computer shipped with Windows 98/ Me installed, the
Power Management works with the settings in the Power
Management option of Control Panel. But if your computer
has DOS, Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, the Power
Management works with the settings in System Setup.