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    Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide—dc5700 Models HP Compaq Business PC[...]

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    © Copyright 200 6 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject t o change without notice. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corpora tion in the U.S. a nd other countries. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accom panying such pr o[...]

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    About This B ook This gui de prov ides ins tructio ns on how to use C omputer Setup. This tool is used to recon figure and modify computer defau lt settings whe n new hardware is installe d and for mainte nance purp oses. WARNING! Text s et off in this mann er indicat es that fa ilure to follow di rections could result in bodily harm or loss of lif[...]

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    iv About This Book ENWW[...]

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    Table of contents Computer Setup (F10) Utility Computer Setup (F10) Utili ties .......... ............ ........ ............ ........ ............ ........ ............ ........ ...... ............. 1 Using Co mputer Setup (F10) Utilit ies ..... ......... ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... ...... 2 Computer S etu[...]

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    Computer Setup (F10) Utility Computer Setup (F10) Utilities Use Com puter Se tup (F1 0) Utili ty to do the fol lowing: ● Change factor y default se ttings. ● Set the s ystem date a nd time. ● Set, vie w, change, or verify the sy stem c onfigurat ion, inc luding s ettings for pro cessor, g raphics, memory, audio, storag e, commu nicat ions, an[...]

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    ● Solve s ystem confi guration errors d etecte d but not autom atically f ixed dur ing the Power- On Self- Test (POST ). ● Replicate the syst em setup by savin g syste m co nfiguration informat ion o n diske tte and r estorin g it on one or more compute rs. ● Execute se lf-tests on a specified ATA har d drive (w hen suppor ted by drive). ● [...]

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    Computer Setup—Fi le NOT E Suppor t for spe cific C omputer Setup o ptions ma y va ry depe nding on the hardware config uration . Table 2 Com puter Setup —File Option Description System Information Lists: ● Product name ● SKU number (some models) ● Processor type/spe ed/stepping ● Cache size (L1/ L2) (dual core processors have this lis [...]

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    Computer Setup—Sto rage NOTE Support for spe cific Co mputer Setup op tions ma y va ry depe nding on the h ardware config urati on. Table 3 C omputer Setu p—Storage Option Description Device Configuration Lists all installed BI OS-controlled storage device s. When a device is selected, detailed information and opt ions are displayed. The follow[...]

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    CAUTION Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the B IOS should not be changed. If the s elected translation m ode is not com patible with the translat ion mode that was active when the disk was partitioned and formatted, the data on the disk will be inaccessibl e. Translation Parameters ( ATA disks only ) NOTE This feature appe[...]

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    NOTE Advanced operating systems like Windows may reenable the channel. SATA 4 (some models) Allows you to enable or disable DOS and boot acce sse s to the Primary channel of the sec ond SATA controller. This feature only applies when SATA Emulation = IDE. NOTE Advanced operating systems like Windows may reenable the channel. SATA 5 (some models) Al[...]

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    Computer Setup—Securi ty NOT E Suppor t for spe cific C omputer Setup o ptions ma y va ry depe nding on the hardware config uration . Table 4 Com puter Setup —Security Option Description Smart C ard O ptions (some models) Allows you to enable/ disable the Smart Card to be use d in place of the Power-On P assword. Setup Password Allows you to se[...]

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    ● System audio ● Network controllers (some models) ● Embedded security device (some models) Network Service Boot Enables/disables the computer’s ability t o boot from an operating system i nstalled on a network server. (Feature availab le on NIC models only; the network controller must be either a PCI expans ion card or embedded on the syst[...]

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    Computer Setup—Power NOT E Suppor t for spe cific C omputer Setup o ptions ma y va ry depe nding on the hardware config uration . Table 5 Computer Setup—Pow er Option Description OS Power Managem ent ● Runtime Power Ma nagement— Enable/Disable. Allows certain operating s ystems to r educe processor volt age and frequency whe n the current s[...]

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    Computer Setup—Advanced NOTE Support for spe cific Co mputer Setup op tions ma y va ry depe nding on the h ardware config urati on. Table 6 C omputer Setu p—Advanced (for advanc ed us ers) Option Heading Power-On Opt ions Allow s you to s et: ● POST mode (QuickBoot, FullBoot, or FullBoot every 1–30 days). ● POST messages (enable/disable) [...]

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    BIOS Power-On Allows you to set the computer to turn on automatically at a time you specify. Onboard Devices Allows you to set res ources for or disable onboard system devi ces (diskett e controller , serial port, or parallel port). PCI Devices ● Lists currently installed PCI devices and their IRQ settings. ● Allows you to reconfigure IRQ setti[...]

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    NOTE It is recommend ed that you save any modified compute r configurati on settings t o a diskette , a USB flash media devic e, or a diskette -like dev ice (a storage dev ice set to emul ate a disk ette driv e) and save the diskette or dev ice for possib le futur e use. To re store the conf iguration , inse rt the di skett e, USB fl ash medi a dev[...]