Reference Guide
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power surge of up to 2000 volts without incurring any system
downtime or data loss.
Thermal Sensor
The thermal sensor is a hardware and software feature that
tracks the internal temperature of the computer. This feature
displays a warning message when the normal range is exceeded,
which gives you time to take action before internal components
are damaged or data is lost.
Security
Management
Your computer includes security features to protect the
computer and data from unauthorized access. You can view
Security Management features and current settings by using
Compaq Insight Personal Edition (locally), Compaq Insight
Manager (remotely), or PC LAN management applications from
the Desktop Management Solution Partners.
Security Features
Feature
Purpose
How It Is Established
Removable
Media Boot
Control
Prevents startup from the removable media
drives.
Computer Setup from the
Compaq Utilities menu.
Removable
Media Write
Control
Prevents writing to the removable media drives.
Allows read only.
Computer Setup from the
Compaq Utilities menu.
Serial,
Parallel, USB,
or Infrared
Interface
Control
Prevents transfer of data through the integrated
serial, parallel, USB (universal serial bus), or
infrared interface.
Computer Setup from the
Compaq Utilities menu. Also
available through Windows 95
Device Manager.
Power-On
Password
Prevents use of the computer until the password
is entered. This can apply to both initial computer
startup and restarts.
Computer Setup from the
Compaq Utilities menu.
QuickLock/
QuickBlank
Disables keyboard and mouse interface, and can
blank the screen without exiting application;
enabled with a password.
Computer Setup from the
Compaq Utilities menu.
NOTE: To maintain the security
of QuickLock/QuickBlank, you
should also disable the USB
ports through Computer Setup.
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