Compaq dc5000 - Microtower PC Manual

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

Guide

Business Desktops

Document Part Number: 312945-002

September 2003

This guide provides instructions on how to use Computer Setup. This tool is used to reconfigure and modify computer default settings when new hardware is installed and for maintenance purposes.

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide

Business Desktops

Second Edition (September 2003)

Document Part Number: 312945-002

Contents


Computer Setup (F10) Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Set Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Save to Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Restore from Diskette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Set Defaults and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Ignore Changes and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Save Changes and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Storage Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

IDE DPS Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Controller Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Boot Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Setup Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Password Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Embedded Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Smart Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Smart Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

DriveLock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

System IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Master Boot Record Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Save Master Boot Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Restore Master Boot Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Contents

Device Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Network Service Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Advanced* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Power-On Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

BIOS Wakeup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Onboard Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

PCI Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Bus Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Device Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

PCI VGA Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Recovering the Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Method One: Flash ROM CMOS Archive and Restore

Feature—Using Power Switch Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Method Two: Save to Diskette and Restore from Diskette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 iv www.hp.com

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Computer Setup (F10) Utilities

Use Computer Setup (F10) Utility to do the following:

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Change factory default settings.

Set the system date and time.

Set, view, change, or verify the system configuration, including settings for processor, graphics, memory, audio, storage, communications, and input devices.

■ Modify the boot order of bootable devices such as hard drives, diskette drives, optical drives, or LS-120 drives.

■ Configure the boot priority of IDE and SCSI hard drives controllers.

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Enable Quick Boot, which is faster than Full Boot but does not run all of the diagnostic tests run during a Full Boot. You can set the system to: always Quick Boot (default); periodically Full Boot (from every 1 to 30 days); or always Full Boot.

■ Select Post Messages Enabled or Disabled to change the display status of Power-On Self-Test (POST) messages. Post Messages

Disabled suppresses most POST messages, such as memory count, product name, and other non-error text messages. If a

POST error occurs, the error is displayed regardless of the mode selected. To manually switch to Post Messages Enabled during

POST, press any key (except F1 through F12 ).

■ Establish an Ownership Tag, the text of which is displayed each time the system is turned on or restarted.


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Enter the Asset Tag or property identification number assigned by the company to this computer.

Enable the power-on password prompt during system restarts

(warm boots) as well as during power-on.

Establish a setup password that controls access to Computer

Setup (F10) Utility and the settings described in this section.

To secure integrated I/O functionality, including the serial, USB, or parallel ports, audio, or embedded NIC, so that they cannot be used until they are unsecured.

Enable or disable Master Boot Record (MBR) Security.

Enable or disable removable media boot ability.

Enable or disable removable media write ability (when supported by hardware).

Solve system configuration errors detected but not automatically fixed during the Power-On Self-Test (POST).

Replicate the system setup by saving system configuration information on diskette and restoring it on one or more computers.

Execute self-tests on a specified IDE hard drive (when supported by drive).

Enable or disable DriveLock security (when supported by

MultiBay drive).

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Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities

Computer Setup can be accessed only by turning the computer on or restarting the system. To access the Computer Setup Utilities menu, complete the following steps:

1. Turn on or restart the computer. In Microsoft Windows, click

Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer.

2. Press the F10 key as soon as the monitor light turns green.

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If you do not press the F10 key at the appropriate time, you must turn the computer off, then on again, and press the F10 key again to access the utility.

3. Select your language from the list and press the Enter key.

4. A choice of four headings appears in the Computer Setup Utilities menu: File, Storage, Security, and Advanced.

5. Use the arrow (left and right) keys to select the appropriate heading. Use the arrow (up and down) keys to select the option you want, then press the Enter key. To return to the Computer

Setup Utilities menu, press the Esc key.

6. To apply and save changes, select

File > Save Changes and Exit.

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If you have made changes that you do not want applied, select

Ignore Changes and Exit.

❏ To reset to factory settings, select

Set Defaults and Exit.

This option will restore the original factory system defaults.

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CAUTION: Do NOT turn the computer power OFF while the ROM is saving the F10 Computer Setup changes because the CMOS could become corrupted. It is only safe to turn off the computer after exiting the

F10 Setup screen.


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Computer Setup

Heading Option Description

File System Information

About

Set Time and Date

Save to Diskette

Lists:

• Product name

• Processor type/speed/stepping

• Cache size (L1/L2)

• Installed memory size/speed, number of channels (single or dual) (if applicable)

• Integrated MAC address for embedded, enabled NIC (if applicable)

• System ROM (includes family name and version)

• Chassis serial number

• Asset tracking number

Displays copyright notice.

Allows you to set system time and date.

Saves system configuration, including CMOS, to a formatted 1.44-MB diskette in file

CPQsetup.txt. Save/Restore for DiskOnKey is supported.

Restore from Diskette

Set Defaults and Exit

Restores system configuration from a diskette.

Save/Restore for DiskOnKey is supported.

Restores factory default settings, which includes clearing any established passwords.

Exits Computer Setup without applying or saving any changes.

Ignore Changes and Exit

Save Changes and Exit Saves changes to system configuration and exits Computer Setup.

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Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.

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Storage Device Configuration

Description

Lists all installed BIOS-controlled storage devices.

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SCSI storage devices will not be listed in

Computer (F10) Setup.

When a device is selected, detailed information and options are displayed.

The following options may be presented.

Diskette Type

Identifies the highest capacity media type accepted by the diskette drive.

Legacy Diskette Drives

Options are 3.5" 1.44 MB and

5.25" 1.2 MB.

Drive Emulation

Allows you to select a drive emulation type for a certain storage device. (For example, a Zip drive can be made bootable by selecting diskette emulation.)

Drive Type Emulation Options

ATAPI Zip drive None (treated as Other).

Diskette (treated as diskette drive).

IDE Hard Disk None (treated as Other)

Disk (treated as hard drive)

Legacy Diskette No emulation options available.

IDE CD-ROM No emulation options available.

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Storage

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Device Configuration

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Description

Drive Type

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ATAPI LS-120

Emulation Options

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None (treated as Other).

Diskette (treated as diskette drive).

Transfer Mode (IDE devices only )

Specifies the active data transfer mode.

Options (subject to device capabilities) are PIO 0, Max PIO, Enhanced DMA, Ultra

DMA 0, and Max UDMA.

Translation Mode (IDE disks only)

Lets you select the translation mode to be used for the device. This enables the BIOS to access disks partitioned and formatted on other systems and may be necessary for users of older versions of UNIX (e.g., SCO

UNIX version 3.2). Options are Bit-Shift,

LBA Assisted, User, and None.

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CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the BIOS should not be changed. If the selected translation mode is not compatible with the translation mode that was active when the disk was partitioned and formatted, the data on the disk will be inaccessible.

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Device Configuration

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Storage Options

Translation Parameters (IDE disks only)

Allows you to specify the parameters (logical cylinders, heads, and sectors per track) used by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests

(from the operating system or an application) into terms the hard drive can accept. Logical cylinders may not exceed 1024. The number of heads may not exceed 256. The number of sectors per track may not exceed 63. These fields are only visible and changeable when the drive translation mode is set to User.

Multisector Transfers (IDE disks only)

Specifies how many sectors are transferred per multi-sector PIO operation. Options (subject to device capabilities) are Disabled, 8, and 16.

Removable Media Boot

Enables/disables ability to boot the system from removable media.

Removable Media Write

Enables/disables ability to write data to removable media.

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This feature applies only to legacy diskette, IDE LS-120 Superdisk, IDE

LS-240 Superdisk, and IDE PD-optical drives.

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After saving changes to Removable

Media Write, the computer will restart.

Turn the computer off, then on, manually.

Primary IDE Controller

Allows you to enable or disable the primary

IDE controller. This feature is supported on select models only.

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Storage

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Option

Storage Options

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Description

Secondary IDE Controller

Allows you to enable or disable the secondary IDE controller. This feature is supported on select models only.

Diskette MBR Validation

Allows you to enable or disable strict validation of the diskette Master Boot

Record (MBR). This feature is supported on select models only.

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If you use a bootable diskette image that you know to be valid, and it does not boot with Diskette MBR Validation enabled, you may need to disable this option in order to use the diskette.

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Storage

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Option

Storage Options

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Description

SATA Configuration

Allows you to choose how the SATA controller and devices are accessed by the operating system.

“Add as a Separate Controller” is the default option. Up to 4 PATA and 2 SATA devices may be accessed in this mode. The SATA and PATA controllers appear as two separate IDE controllers. Use this option with Microsoft

Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP.

• SATA 0 is seen as SATA Primary Device 0

• SATA 1 (if present) is seen as SATA

Secondary Device 0

“Replace Primary IDE Controller” is the other option. Up to 2 PATA and 2 SATA devices may be accessed in this mode. The SATA and PATA controllers appear as one combined IDE controller. Use this option with Microsoft

Windows 98 and earlier operating systems.

• SATA 0 replaces PATA Primary Device 0

• SATA 1 replaces PATA Primary Device 1

BIOS IDE DMA Transfers

Allows you to control how BIOS disk I/O requests are serviced. When “Enable” is selected, the BIOS will service all I/O requests with DMA data transfers. When “Disable” is selected, the BIOS will service all disk I/O requests with PIO data transfers.

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Storage

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IDE DPS Self-Test

Controller Order

(This feature is supported on select models only.)

Allows you to execute self-tests on IDE hard drives capable of performing the Drive

Protection System (DPS) self-tests.

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This selection will only appear when at least one drive capable of performing the

IDE DPS self-tests is attached to the system.

Allows you to specify the order of attached hard drive controllers. The first hard drive controller in the order will have priority in the boot sequence and will be recognized as drive C (if any devices are attached).

Boot Order Allows you to specify the order in which attached peripheral devices (such as a diskette drive, hard drive, optical drive, or network interface card) are checked for a bootable operating system image. Each device on the list may be individually excluded from or included for consideration as a bootable operating system source.

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MS-DOS drive lettering assignments may not apply after a non-MS-DOS operating system has started.

Shortcut to Temporarily Override

Boot Order

To boot one time from a device other than the default device specified in Boot Order, restart the computer and press F9 when the monitor light turns green. After POST is completed, a list of bootable devices is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select the preferred bootable device and press the Enter key. The computer then boots from the selected non-default device for this one time.

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Security Setup Password Allows you to set and enable setup

(administrator) password.

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If the setup password is set, it is required to change Computer Setup options, flash the ROM, and make changes to certain plug and play settings under Windows.

See the Troubleshooting Guide for more information.

Power-On Password

Password Options

(This selection will appear only if a power-on password is set.)

Allows you to set and enable power-on password.

See the Troubleshooting Guide for more information.

Allows you to specify whether the password is required for warm boot ( CTRL + ALT + DEL ).

See the Desktop Management Guide for more information.

Embedded Security Allows you to:

Set a setup password.

Enable/disable the Embedded Security device.

This feature is supported on select models only. See the Desktop Management Guide for more information.

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Security

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Smart Cover Allows you to:

Enable/disable the Smart Cover Lock.

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Notify User alerts the user that the sensor has detected that the cover has been removed. Setup Password requires that the setup password be entered to boot the computer if the sensor detects that the cover has been removed.


Smart Sensor Allows you to:

Enable/disable the Smart Sensor.

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Notify User alerts the user that the sensor has detected that the cover has been removed. Setup Password requires that the setup password be entered to boot the computer if the sensor detects that the cover has been removed.


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DriveLock Allows you to assign or modify a master or user password for MultiBay hard drives (not supported on SCSI hard drives). When this feature is enabled, the user is prompted to provide one of the DriveLock passwords during

POST. If neither is successfully entered, the hard drive will remain inaccessible until one of the passwords is successfully provided during a subsequent cold-boot sequence.

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This selection will only appear when at least one MultiBay drive that supports the

DriveLock feature is attached to the system.


System IDs Allows you to set:

• Asset tag (18-byte identifier) and ownership Tag (80-byte identifier displayed during POST).


• Chassis serial number or Universal Unique

Identifier (UUID) number. The UUID can only be updated if the current chassis serial number is invalid. (These ID numbers are normally set in the factory and are used to uniquely identify the system.)

• Keyboard locale setting (for example,

English or German) for System ID entry.

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Security

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Master Boot Record

Security

Allows you to enable or disable Master Boot

Record (MBR) Security.

When enabled, the BIOS rejects all requests to write to the MBR on the current bootable disk. Each time the computer is powered on or rebooted, the BIOS compares the MBR of the current bootable disk to the previously-saved

MBR. If changes are detected, you are given the option of saving the MBR on the current bootable disk, restoring the previously-saved

MBR, or disabling MBR Security. You must know the setup password, if one is set.

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Disable MBR Security before intentionally changing the formatting or partitioning of the current bootable disk. Several disk utilities (such as FDISK and FORMAT) attempt to update the MBR.

If MBR Security is enabled and disk accesses are being serviced by the

BIOS, write requests to the MBR are rejected, causing the utilities to report errors.

If MBR Security is enabled and disk accesses are being serviced by the operating system, any MBR change will be detected by the BIOS during the next reboot, and an MBR Security warning message will be displayed.

Save Master Boot

Record

Saves a backup copy of the Master Boot

Record of the current bootable disk.

configuration.

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Only appears if MBR Security is enabled.

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Security

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Restore Master Boot

Record

Restores the backup Master Boot Record to the current bootable disk.

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Only appears if all of the following conditions are true:

• MBR Security is enabled.

• A backup copy of the MBR has been previously saved.

• The current bootable disk is the same disk from which the backup copy of the MBR was saved.

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CAUTION: Restoring a previously saved

MBR after a disk utility or the operating system has modified the MBR may cause the data on the disk to become inaccessible. Only restore a previously saved MBR if you are confident that the current bootable disk’s MBR has been corrupted or infected with a virus.

Device Security Enables/disables serial ports A and B, parallel port, front USB ports (some models), all USB ports, system audio, network controllers (some models), MultiBay devices

(some models), and SCSI controllers (some models).

Network Service Boot Enables/disables the computer’s ability to boot from an operating system installed on a network server. (Feature available on NIC models only; the network controller must reside on the PCI bus or be embedded on the system board.)

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*For advanced users only.

Power-On Options Allows you to set:

• POST mode (QuickBoot, FullBoot, or

FullBoot every 1–30 days).

• POST messages (enable/disable).

• F9 prompt (enable/disable). Enabling this feature will display the text “F9 = Boot

Menu” during POST. Disabling this feature prevents the text from being displayed. However, pressing the F9 key will still access the Shortcut Boot [Order]

Menu screen. See Storage > Boot Order for more information.

• F10 prompt (enable/disable). Enabling this feature will display the text

“F10 = Setup” during POST. Disabling this feature prevents the text from being displayed. However, pressing the F10 key will still access the Setup screen.

• F12 prompt (enable/disable). Enabling this feature will display the text

“F12 = Network Service Boot” during

POST. Disabling this feature prevents the text from being displayed. However, pressing the F12 key will still force the system to attempt booting from the network.

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Power-On Options

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Allows you to set:

• Option ROM prompt (enable/disable)

Enabling this feature will cause the system to display a message before loading options ROMs. (This feature is supported on select models only.)

• Fan idle mode: The idle speed can be set to 1 (default), 2, 3, or 4 (fastest). Higher speeds will provide more cooling during idle, but will be louder. (This feature is supported on select models only.)

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This feature allows you to increase the minimum fan speed; the maximum speed is not affected and the fan cannot be slowed below the minimum (1).

• Remote wakeup boot source (remote server/local hard drive).

• After Power Loss (off/on): After power loss, if you connect the computer to an electric power strip and would like to turn on power to the computer using the switch on the power strip, set this option to “on.”

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If you turn off power to the computer using the switch on a power strip, you will not be able to use the suspend/sleep feature or the Remote Management features.

• POST Delay (in seconds)

(enable/disable). Enabling this feature will add a user-specified delay to the

POST process. This delay is sometimes needed for hard disks on some PCI cards that spin up very slowly; so slowly that they are not ready to boot by the time

POST is finished. The POST delay also gives you more time to select the F10 key to enter Computer (F10) Setup.

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Power-On Options

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BIOS Wakeup

Allows you to set:

• I/O APIC Mode (enable/disable).

Enabling this feature will allow Microsoft

Windows Operating Systems to run optimally. This feature must be disabled for certain non-Microsoft Operating

Systems to work properly.

• ACPI/USB Buffers @ Top of Memory

(enable/disable). Enabling this feature places USB memory buffers at the top of memory. The advantage is that some amount of memory below 1 MB is freed up for use by option ROMs. The disadvantage is that a popular memory manager, HIMEM.SYS, does not work properly when USB buffers are at top of memory AND the system has 64 MB or less of RAM.

• Hot-Pluggable MultiBay Floppy

(enable/disable). Enabling this feature allows you to hot-plug a MultiBay floppy into a system running Windows 2000 or

Windows XP. (This feature is supported on select models only.)

Allows you to set the computer to turn on automatically at a time you specify. (This feature is supported on select models only.)

Onboard Devices Allows you to set resources for or disable onboard system devices (diskette controller, serial port, or parallel port).

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PCI Devices • Lists currently installed PCI devices and their IRQ settings.

• Allows you to reconfigure IRQ settings for these devices or to disable them entirely.

These settings have no effect under an

APIC-based operating system.

Bus Options On select models, allows you to enable or disable:

• PCI bus mastering, which allows a

PCI device to take control of the PCI bus.

• PCI SERR# Generation.

• PCI VGA palette snooping, which sets the

VGA palette snooping bit in PCI configuration space; only needed when more than one graphics controller is installed.

• ECC support (some models) allows hardware based error correction for

ECC-capable memories.

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Advanced*

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Device Options Allows you to set:

• Printer mode (bi-directional, EPP & ECP, output only).

• Num Lock state at power-on (off/on).

• S5 Wake on LAN (enable/disable).

• To disable Wake on LAN during the off state (S5), use the arrow (left and right) keys to select the Advanced > Device

Options menu and set the S5 Wake on

Lan feature to “Disable.” This obtains the lowest power consumption available on the computer during S5. It does not affect the ability of the computer to Wake on

LAN from suspend or hibernation, but will prevent it from waking from S5 via the network. It does not affect operation of the network connection while the computer is on.

• If a network connection is not required, completely disable the network controller

(NIC) by using the arrow (left and right) keys to select the Security > Device

Security menu. Set the Network

Controller option to “Device Hidden.” This prevents the network controller from being used by the operating system and reduces the power used by the computer in S5.

• Hyper-threading (enable/disable).

• Processor cache (enable/disable).

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Advanced*

(continued)


Device Options

(continued)

Allows you to set:

• ACPI S3 support (enable/disable). S3 is an ACPI (advanced configuration and power interface) sleep state that some add-in hardware options may not support.

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ACPI S3 selections are supported on select models only. If the ACPI S3 support option is not presented, the other

ACPI S3 options (ACPI S3 Video REPOST,

ACPI S3 Hard Disk Reset, and ACPI S3

PS2 Mouse Wakeup) will not be available.

• ACPI S3 Video REPOST (enable/disable).

This feature reruns the video option ROM on a boot from the S3 state (available on select models only).

• ACPI S3 Hard Disk Reset

(enable/disable). Resets the hard disk after waking from the S3 sleep state.

• ACPI S3 PS2 Mouse Wakeup

(enable/disable). Allows the mouse to wake the system from the S3 sleep state

(available on select models only).

• Unique Sleep State Blink Patterns. Allows you to choose an LED blink pattern that uniquely identifies each sleep state.

• Frame Buffer Size (options vary depending on platform). Allows you to specify amount of system memory dedicated to the embedded graphics frame buffer. The AUTO setting attempts to optimize the frame buffer size depending on the amount of total system memory.

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Advanced*

(continued)


Device Options

(continued)

Allows you to set:

• AGP Aperture size (options vary depending on platform). Allows you to specify the amount of system memory reserved for use by the graphics controller.

• Monitor Tracking (enable/disable).

Allows ROM to save monitor asset information.

• Spread Spectrum (enable/disable).

Allows system clocks to run with a spread spectrum. (This feature is available on select models only.)

• NIC PXE Option ROM Download

(enable/disable). The BIOS contains an embedded NIC option ROM to allow the unit to boot through the network to a PXE server. This is typically used to download a corporate image to a hard drive. The

NIC option ROM takes up memory space below 1MB commonly referred to as DOS

Compatibility Hole (DCH) space. This space is limited. This F10 option will allow users to disable the downloading of this embedded NIC option ROM thus giving more DCH space for additional PCI cards which may need option ROM space. The default will be to have the NIC option

ROM enabled.

PCI VGA Configuration Displayed only if there are multiple PCI video adapters in the system. Allows you to specify which VGA controller will be the “boot” or primary VGA controller.

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Recovering the Configuration Settings

There are two ways to recover the Configuration Settings established in the Computer Setup (F10) Utility.

Method One: Flash ROM CMOS Archive and Restore

Feature—Using Power Switch Override

F10 Computer Setup CMOS Configuration Settings are stored in

Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM).

Each time the computer starts, the system ROM saves a copy of

NVRAM (including CMOS, passwords, and other system variables) in the flash ROM. Should the system become unstable, the last known good copy of NVRAM can be restored using a feature called “power button override.” To restore NVRAM do the following:

1. With the unit powered down, press and release the power button.

2. Immediately after pressing the power button (during POST), press and hold the power button until the unit powers down

(about four seconds).

At the next startup, the ROM detects this “power button override” event and the backup copy of NVRAM is restored automatically.

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Because of this feature, you cannot power off the computer with the power button immediately after powering up during POST

(Power-On Self-Test). The video display must be active before the computer can be powered off by pushing the power button.

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CAUTION: Unplugging the power cord during POST can corrupt the splash screen (the logo screen seen during POST). Flashing the ROM is required to restore the splash screen, although the computer will continue to function normally.


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Method Two: Save to Diskette and Restore from Diskette

This method of recovery requires that you first perform the Save to

Diskette command with the Computer Setup (F10) Utility before

Restore is needed. (See

“Save to Diskette” on page 4

in the Computer

Setup options table.)

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It is recommended that you save any modified computer configuration settings to a diskette, and save the diskette for possible future use.

To restore the configuration, insert the diskette with the saved configuration into the floppy drive and perform the Restore from

Diskette command with the Computer Setup (F10) Utility.

(See

“Restore from Diskette” on page 4

in the Computer Setup options table.)

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Compaq dc5000 - Microtower PC Manual

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

Guide

Business Desktops

Document Part Number: 312945-002

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Contents

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

Computer Setup (F10) Utilities

Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities

Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer.

File > Save Changes and Exit.

Ignore Changes and Exit.

Set Defaults and Exit.

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Recovering the Configuration Settings

Method One: Flash ROM CMOS Archive and Restore

Feature—Using Power Switch Override

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Method Two: Save to Diskette and Restore from Diskette

“Save to Diskette” on page 4

“Restore from Diskette” on page 4

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Table of contents

Compaq dc5000 - Microtower PC Manual

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

Guide

Business Desktops

Document Part Number: 312945-002

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Contents

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

Computer Setup (F10) Utilities

Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities

Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer.

File > Save Changes and Exit.

Ignore Changes and Exit.

Set Defaults and Exit.

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Recovering the Configuration Settings

Method One: Flash ROM CMOS Archive and Restore

Feature—Using Power Switch Override

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Method Two: Save to Diskette and Restore from Diskette

“Save to Diskette” on page 4

“Restore from Diskette” on page 4

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