HP Compaq d228 MT Manual

Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Guide
HP Compaq Business Desktop d228 and
d248 Microtower
Document Part Number: 355857-AA1
November 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
HP Compaq Business Desktop d228 and d248 Microtower
First Edition (November 2003)
Document Part Number: 355857-AA1

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Contents
Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
System Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
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System Information (Continued). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
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Standard CMOS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
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Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Peripheral Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Hardware Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Password Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Save Settings and Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Exit Without Savings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

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Contents

Computer Setup Utility Guide 1
Computer Setup (F10) Utility
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, or optical drives.
■Configure the boot priority of IDE hard drive controllers.
■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.
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. If you are in Windows, click
Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer.
2. When the computer starts to boot, press the F10 key.
✎If you do not access Computer Setup while the computer is booting,
you must restart the computer again to access the utility.

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility
3. A choice of ten headings appears in the Computer Setup Utilities
menu.
4. Use the arrow (up and down) 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.
5. To apply and save changes, select Save Settings and Exit.
❏If you have made changes that you do not want applied,
select Exit Without Saving.
❏To reset to factory settings, select Load Default Settings. This
option will restore the original factory system defaults.
ÄCAUTION: Do NOT turn the computer power OFF while the ROM is
saving your F10 Computer Setup changes because the CMOS could
become corrupted. It is safe to turn off power to the computer after you
exit the F10 Setup screen.

Computer Setup Utility Guide 3
Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Computer Setup
Heading Option Description
System Information None Lists:
• Serial Number (d228 and d230
models only)
•ProductName
•ChipsetType
• MAC Address (d248 models only)
•BIOSVersion
•BIOSReleaseDate
CPU/Memory Information
(d228 and d230 models
only)
•CPUspeed
•CPUID
•L1andL2CacheSize
• Memory Information
✎Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware
configuration.

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility
System Information
(Continued)
CPU/Memory Information
(d248 models only)
•CPUtype
•CPUspeed
•FSBspeed
•CPUID
•L1andL2CacheSize
• Ratio Status
• DDR Frequency
•MemoryDIMM1
•MemoryDIMM2
•MemoryDIMM3
•MemoryDIMM4
•AvailableSystemMemory
•LegacyVGAMemory
DMI Information (d248
models only)
• Chassis Serial Number
• Asset Tag Number
• UUID
Standard CMOS Setup System Time (hh/mm/ss) Sets the system time (24 hour format).
System Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Sets the system date.
Floppy Drive A Calculates the size and capacity of the
floppy drive.
Primary IDE Master Auto detects which hard drive is the
Primary Master drive.
Primary IDE Slave Auto detects which hard drive is the
Primary Slave drive.
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
✎Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware
configuration.

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Advanced CMOS Setup Secondary IDE Master Auto detects which hard drive is the
Secondary Master drive.
Secondary IDE Slave Auto detects which hard drive is the
Secondary Slave drive.
Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot order for all devices.
Post Delay Time (in
seconds)
Sets the amount of time before the Setup
Utility prompt (F10=Setup) appears
when the computer boots.
• None: POST Delay Time disable
(Default)
• 5: POST Delay 5 seconds
•15:POSTDelay15seconds
• 25: POST Delay 25 seconds
•35:POSTDelay35seconds
System Keyboard Detects if a keyboard is present when the
computer boots.
Absent: keyboard not detected (Default)
Present: keyboard detected
APIC ACPI SCI IRQ Enables or disables the internal I/O
APIC and Multiprocessor Tables.
(Disabling the APIC ACPI SCI IRQ may
require you to reinstall the operating
system.)
• Enable: IRQ 20-23 (Default)
•Disable:IRQ09-11
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
✎Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware
configuration.

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Advanced CMOS Setup
(Continued)
Hyper-Threading
Technology
Enables or disables the Intel
Hyper-Threading Technology. (This item
is only selectable with the Intel HTT CPU
plug-in)
• Enable: Intel HTT function enable
(BIOS auto detect)
• Disable: Intel HTT function disable
(BIOS auto detect)
Internal Graphic Mode
Select (d228 and d230
models only)
Selects the size of memory for internal
graphic adapter.
• 512KB: Share 512KB
•1MB:Share1MB
•8MB:Share8MB(Default)
Internal Graphic Mode
Select (d248 models only)
Selects the size of memory for internal
graphic adapter.
• Disabled: Internal Graphic Mode
Select disabled.
• 1MB:Share 1MB
•4MB:Share4MB
•8MB:Share8MB(Default)
• 16MB: Share 16MB
•32MB:Share32MB
Boot Device Priority Specifies the Boot Device Priority
sequence.
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
✎Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware
configuration.