HP Compaq Business Desktops
dx2700 Microtower and
dx2700 Small Form Factor
Document Part Number: 431665-001
September 2006
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
HP Compaq Business Desktops dx2700 Microtower and dx2700 Small
Form Factor
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 USB flash media devices.
■Enable or disable Quick Power-On Self Test, which is faster than
a full boot but does not run all of the diagnostic tests run during a
full boot.
■Enter the Asset Tag or property identification number assigned by
the company to this computer.
■Establish a supervisor 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 removable media boot ability.
■Enable or disable legacy diskette write ability (when supported by
hardware).
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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 Utility menu,
complete the following steps:
1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Microsoft Windows,
click
Start > Shut Down > Restart.
Computer Setup (F10) Utility
✎
2. As soon as the computer is turned on, press and hold the
F10 key
until you enter Computer Setup.
If you do not press the F10 key at the appropriate time, you must
restart the computer and press and hold the
F10 key again to access
the utility.
3. The Computer Setup Utility screen is divided into menu headings
and actions.
Eight menu headings appear on the Computer Setup Utility
screen:
❏System Information
❏Standard CMOS Features
❏Advanced BIOS Features
❏Advanced Chipset Features
❏Integrated Peripherals
❏Power Management Setup
❏PnP/PCI Configurations
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❏Hardware Monitor Setup
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Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Five action choices are listed on the Computer Setup Utility
screen:
❏Load Defaults Setting
❏Set Supervisor Password
❏Set User Password
❏Save Setting and Exit
❏Exit Without Saving
Use the arrow keys to select the appropriate heading, then press
Enter. Use the arrow (up and down) keys to select the option you
want, then press
Esc.
Enter. To return to the previous screen, press
Ä
4. To apply and save changes, press
Setup on the Computer Setup Utility screen and press
F10 or select Save & Exit
Enter.
If you have made changes that you do not want applied, select
Exit Without Saving and press
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 safe to turn off the computer only after exiting the
F10 Setup screen.
Enter.
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Computer Setup
HeadingOptionDescription
Computer Setup (F10) Utility
System
Information
System S/N (view only)
Product Name(view only)
OwnerShip TAG
[Press Enter]
OwnerShip TAG(view only)
BIOS Version(view only)
BIOS Release Date(view only)
System Chipset Type(view only)
Processor Type(view only)
Processor Speed(view only)
CPU ID(view only)
Cache Size(view only)
Memory DIMM1(view only)
Memory DIMM2(view only)
Memory DIMM3(view only)
Enter ownership tag assigned by the owner.
Memory DIMM4(view only)
DDR2 Memory Size(view only)
UUID(view only)
Chassis Serial Number(view only)
Asset TAG Number
[Press Enter]
Asset TAG Number(view only)
Integrated MAC(view only)
Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
✎
configuration.
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Enter asset tag assigned by the company.
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Computer Setup (Continued)
HeadingOptionDescription
Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Standard
CMOS
Features
System DateAllows you to set system date.
System TimeAllows you to set system time.
Floppy Drive AAllows you to set Drive A to None or 1.44M,
3.5 inch.
SATA Port0
SATA Port1
SATA Port2
SATA Port3
For each, allows you to:
• detect HDD size and head on selected
channel
• set extended drive on selected channel to:
•None
•Auto
• set access mode on selected channel to:
•Large
•Auto
•view:
• Capacity
•Cylinder
•Head
•Precomp
• Landing Zone
•Sector
No SMART HDD installed.
SATA Port0/1 Working
Mode
Halt OnAllows you to set at:
Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
✎
configuration.
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Only SATA Port0/1 are available for
working mode change by chipset.
Legacy mode is for legacy OS support.
• All Errors
•No Errors
• All but Keyboard
• All but Diskette
• All but Disk/Key
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Computer Setup (Continued)
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Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Advanced
BIOS Features
Quick Power On Self Test Disables/enables the system to skip certain
tests while booting.
Enabling this feature decreases the time
required to boot the system.
POST Delay Time (seconds) Allows you to set a POST delay time to:
•None
•5 Sec
•10 Sec
•15 Sec
•20 Sec
Removable Device PriorityAllows you to specify the order of attached
removable devices (such as Legacy Floppy or
USB FDD). The first drive in the order has
priority in the boot sequence and is
recognized as drive A.
Hard Disk Boot PriorityAllows you to specify the order of attached
hard drive devices (such as USB HDD
storage, USB2 Drive Key, or USB flash
media). The first drive in the order has
priority in the boot sequence and is
recognized as drive C (if any devices are
attached).
CD-ROM Boot PriorityAllows you to specify the order in which
Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
✎
configuration.
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attached optical drives (including USB ODD)
are checked for a bootable operating system
image.
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Computer Setup (Continued)
HeadingOptionDescription
Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Advanced
BIOS Features
(continued)
Network Boot PriorityAllows you to specify the order in which
network devices (including UP NIC cards)
are checked for a bootable operating system
image.
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Fourth Boot Device
Boot Other DeviceDisables/enables boot other device.
Load Boot Menu SelectableDisables/enables boot menu selectable
APIC ModeDisables/enables the APIC mode.
Allows you to specify which devices will boot
first, second, and third, or to disable any of
the three:
•Removable
• Hard Disk
•CD-ROM
•Network
• Disabled
MS-DOS drive lettering assignments
✎
may not apply after a non-MS-DOS
operating system has started.
The default is Disabled. Select Enabled to
reset Extended System Configuration Data
(ESCD) when you exit Setup, if you have
installed a new add-on and the system
reconfiguration has caused such a serious
conflict that the OS cannot boot.
Resources Controlled ByAllows you to select whether resources are
controlled automatically or manually:
• Auto (ESCD–Extended Storage
Configuration Data)
•Manual
BIOS can automatically configure all the
bootable and Plug-and-Play-compatible
devices. If you choose Auto, you cannot
select IRQ, DMA and memory base address
fields since BIOS automatically assigns them.
IRQ Resources
• IRQ-3 assigned to
• IRQ-4 assigned to
•IRQ-5 assigned to
•IRQ-7 assigned to
•IRQ-9 assigned to
• IRQ-10 assigned to
• IRQ-11assigned to
• IRQ-12 assigned to
• IRQ-14 assigned to
• IRQ-15 assigned to
When resources are controlled manually,
allows you to assign each system interrupt a
type, depending on the type of device using
the interrupt.
Legacy ISA for devices compliant with the
original PC AT bus specification, PCI/ISA
PnP for devices compliant with the
Plug-and-Play standard whether designed for
PCI or ISA bus architecture.
Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
✎
configuration.
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Computer Setup (Continued)
HeadingOptionDescription
Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Hardware
Monitor Setup
Load Defaults
Setting
Set Supervisor
Password
Set User
Password
Save Setting
and Exit
Exit Without
Saving
Reset Case Open StatusReset Case Open Status
CPU Temperature(view only)
CPU Fan Speed(view only)
System Fan Speed(view only)
CPU Fan Fault Detect Disables/enables detection of CPU failure
during POST.
SYS Fan Fault DetectDisables/enables detection of Fan failure
during POST.
Allows you to reset Computer Setup to
factory defaults.
Allows you to establish a password to control
access to Computer Setup.
Allows you to establish a password to control
access to the computer.
Allows you to save current settings and exit
Computer Setup.
Allows you to exit Computer Setup without
saving changes.
Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
✎
configuration.
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Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Recovering the Configuration Settings
Recovering the configuration settings established in the Computer
Setup (F10) Utility requires that you first back up the settings before a
recovery is needed.
The CMOS Save/Load utility can be found at
under the Software & Driver Downloads for your specific model.
Download the firmware files into a folder on a removable storage
device. It is recommended that you save any modified computer
configuration settings to a diskette, a USB flash media device, or a
diskette-like device (a storage device set to emulate a diskette drive)
and save the diskette or device for possible future use.
Backing up the CMOS
1. Make sure the computer to be backed up is turned on. Connect the
removable storage to the computer.
2. Boot to DOS.
3. Type N:\folder\BIOS.exe SAVE:ABC001.DAT (where N is the
drive letter of the removable storage) to save the CMOS setting to
the removable storage device.
Restoring the CMOS
1. Make sure the target computer is turned on. Connect the
removable storage to the target computer.
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2. Boot to DOS.
3. Type N:\folder\BIOS.exe LOAD:ABC001.DAT (where N is the
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drive letter of the removable storage) to load the custom CMOS
setting onto the target system.
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