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The intention here is to provide a “user not present” state to the machine so you can walk away, know that your Wakes back up when an optical disc is inserted in the drive.

Wakes back up when flash devices (USB FOB, flash card) are inserted.

Profile to be put in place if the OEM decides)

Notifies the BIOS through an ACPI control method of the transition (enables the power LED to change from green to whatever, enables a different thermal.

Notifies kernel-mode and user-mode components of the transition (enables HW like video cards to clock-down or front-panel displays to change content,Įnables SW to do “smart” things like IM going to “away”).

Puts the CPU into “adaptive” mode, which may save power depending on what’s running.

Blocks HID and PS/2 input devices (so your cat does not walk across the “delete” key and delete your library).

Check the Require Password box and choose the delay timeįrom the Apple menu, choose sleep, or use the shortcut Apple-Option-Eject.Away Mode does the following when invoked:.

System Preferences: Security: General tab.

Press ctrl-alt-del and choose “Lock this computer” or “Lock this workstation” or hit the Windows Flag key and the “L” at the same timeįor desktops you may want to set a screensaver password. To put your computer to sleep immediately: You will be able to wake the computer with your network password (if you are on campus) or your local Windows password (off campus) although it is likely they are the same.

You may have to click the link that says “Change settings that are currently unavailable”.

On the left choose Require a password on wakeup.

So for laptops you will want to set a sleep/stand-by password. Since your screensaver would not be active at that point a screensaver password would not protect you. On a laptop, your computer goes to sleep when you close the lid. It is likely that your screensaver starts up before your computer goes to sleep, so that may be a better choice on a desktop computer.

WindowsĪ screensaver password and a sleep/stand-by password are different settings on a PC. Requiring a password when resuming from a screensaver or waking from sleep (stand-by mode).