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NEC Drivers and Utilities 4-23
Hot Key
The Hot Key field is used to define a key that, when
entered, will cause the BIOS to put the OS into power
management mode. Use this field to choose an
alphabetic character. After exiting Setup, press
CTRL
–
ALT
– user defined alphabetic character to
use the feature. Typically, there is some delay before the
system enters power management mode and the speaker
issues two tones.
If there is a User Password in effect, the Num Lock,
Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock lamps on the keyboard flash
in sequence, indicating that the system is in Secure
Mode. (See Set User Password field in the Security
Menu.)
In this case, the password has to be entered before you
regain control of the system. This password is not
echoed to the screen. The following table describes how
the Powerdown Hot Key interacts with the Security Hot
Key.
Hot Key Parameters
HOT KEY FUNCTION
Powerdown Hot Key
Enabled Only System powers down. Powers up
when any key/mouse activity is
detected.
Security Hot Key
Enabled Only System secure immediately.
Keyboard lamps blink. Input accepted
when password typed.
Both Hot Keys
Enabled System secure immediately. System
powers down. Keyboard lamps blink.
Input accepted when password typed.
Powers up when any key/mouse
activity is detected.