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Computer Setup Guide
Evo Desktop Family Evo Workstation Family Deskpro Workstations
Document Part Number: 215867-003
This guide provides instructions on how to use Computer Setup utilities, a software tool installed on the hard drive. 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 Guide Evo Desktop Family
Evo Workstation Family Deskpro Workstations Third Edition (September 2001) Part Number: 215867-003

Contents

Computer Setup
Computer Setup Utilities (F10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Using Computer Setup Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Computer Setup Utilities (F10)

Use Computer Setup 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, CD-ROM drives, DVD-ROM drives, or LS-120 drives.

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Configure the boot priority of IDE and SCSI hard drives
controllers.
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
Establish an Ownership Tag, the text of which is displayed each
through
F1
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 (
To secure integrated I/O functionality, including the serial, USB,
) and the settings described in this section.
F10
or parallel ports, audio, or embedded NIC, so that they cannot be used until they are unsecured.
F12
).
Enable or disable Master Boot Record (MBR) Security.
Enable or disable removable media boot ability.
Enable or disable removable media write ability.
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.
Configure various energy-saving features including energy saver
mode, system and hard drive timeouts, power button mode, and power LED behavior.
Enable or disable DriveLock security.
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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
Computer Setup
key.
F10
If you do not press the
must restart the computer again to access the utility.
3. Select your language from the list and press the
4. A choice of five headings appears in the Computer Setup Utilities menu: File, Storage, Security, Power, and Advanced.
5. Use the Tab key to select the appropriate heading. Use the arrow keys to select the option you want, then press the return to the Computer Setup Utilities menu, press the
6. To apply and save changes, select File > Save Changes and Exit.
If you selected an option that automatically restarted the
computer, changes were applied at that time.
If you have made changes that you do not want applied, select
Ignore Changes and Exit.
If you have already applied changes you now want to
eliminate, select Set Defaults and Exit. This option will restore the original factory system defaults.
key while the message is displayed, you
F10
Enter
Enter
key.
key. To
Esc
key.
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Computer Setup
Heading Option Description
File System Information Lists:
Product name
Processor type/speed/stepping
Cache size (L1/L2)
Installed memory size
System ROM (includes family name and version)
System board revision
Chassis serial number
Asset tracking number
Integrated MAC address for embedded, enabled NIC (if applicable)
About Displays copyright notice.
Set Time and Date Allows you to set system time and date.
Save to Diskette Saves system configuration, including
CMOS, to a blank, formatted 1.44-MB diskette.
Restore from Diskette Restores system configuration, including
CMOS, from a diskette.
Set Defaults and Exit Restores factory default settings, which
includes clearing any established passwords.
Ignore Changes and Exit
Save Changes and Exit Saves changes to system configuration and
Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware configuration.
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Exits Computer Setup without applying or saving any changes.
exits Computer Setup.
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Heading Option Description
Storage Device Configuration Lists all installed storage devices. When a
(Continued)
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, 3.5” 720 KB, 5.25”
1.2 MB, 5.25” 360 KB, and Not Installed.
Multibay Superdisk Drives
Options are LS-120 and LS-260.
Drive Emulation
Allows you to select a drive emulation type for a storage device. (For example, a Zip drive can be made bootable by selecting diskette emulation.)
LS-120 and ATAPI Zip Drives
Drive Type Emulation Options
IDE LS-120 None (treated as
diskette drive)
Disk (treated as hard drive)
ATAPI Zip drive None (treated as Other)
Diskette (treated as diskette drive)
Disk (treated as hard drive)
Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware configuration.
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