Compaq D315 - Desktop PC Setup Utility Manual

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide

Compaq D315

Document Part Number: 287934-002

July 2002

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
Compaq D315
Second Edition (July 2002)
Document Part Number:

287934-002

Contents

Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide

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

Using Computer Setup 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

IDE DPS Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Boot Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Setup Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Password Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Device Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Network Service Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

System IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Master Boot Record Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Advanced* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Power-On Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Onboard Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

PCI Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Bus Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Device Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Computer Setup (F10) Utilities

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

■ 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 Quiet Drive options (for drives that support this

feature).

■ 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
your system to:

❏ always Quick Boot (default);

❏ periodically Full Boot (from every 1 to 30 days); or

❏ always Full Boot.

■ Enable or disable Network Server Mode, which allows the

computer to boot the operating system when the power-on
password is enabled, with or without a keyboard or mouse
attached. When attached to the system, the keyboard and mouse
remain locked until the power-on password is entered.

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■ 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.

■ Enter the Asset Tag or property identification number assigned by

your 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 your 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).

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Using Computer Setup Utilities

To access the Computer Setup Utilities menu, complete the following
steps:

1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click
Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer.

2. When the F10 = Setup message is displayed in the lower-right
corner of the screen, press the

If you do not press the F10 key while the message is displayed, you

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must restart the computer again to access the utility.

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F10 key.

3. Select your language from the list and press the

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
Setup Utilities menu, press the

6. To apply and save changes, select File > Save Changes and Exit.

❏ 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.

Enter key. To return to the Computer

Esc key.

Enter key.

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