ability to be configured with
many different settings for
security, memory, speed or other
options. Follow these steps to
learn how to properly configure
your laptop for a variety of
settings.
Difficulty:
Moderate
Instructions
1. Configure your laptop for
security by making a startup
password. Press the power
button on your laptop, press
the "F2" key and hold down
"Alt" while pressing "P" to
scroll through the pages. Find
the page titled "System
Security." Use the left and
right arrow keys to modify
values. Change the primary
password to "Enabled," enter
a password and push "Esc" to
exit and confirm your
password.
2. Set and configure your laptop
speed. Speed up your laptop
by upgrading your RAM. If
you upgrade your RAM from
512MG to 1GB your speed can
be boosted 13 percent and
you lose only 8 minutes of
battery power.
3. Boost your laptop's speed
even more by installing a
high-end hard drive. If you
upgrade from a 4,200 rpm
drive to a 5,400 rpm drive,
you acquire an 18 percent
increase in speed and only a
7 minute decrease in the life
of your battery.
4. Opt for a 2.13G Hz Pentium M
CPU if you're working with
multimedia. The hard drive
should be 60GB and 5,400
rpm. You need at least 1G of
RAM.
5. Perform a DHCP configuration
on Windows XP. Click "Start,"
"Control Panel," "Network and
Internet Connections" and
"Network Connections." Select
"Local Area Connection,"
"Change Settings of This
Connection," "Internet
Protocol," "Properties," and
then check the boxes for
"Obtain an IP Address
Automatically" and "Obtain
DSN Server Address
Automatically." Click "OK"
twice.










