HP Compaq dx2000 MT Manual

Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Guide
HP Compaq Business Desktop dx2000
Microtower
Document Part Number: 359500-001
February 2004
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 dx2000 Microtower
First Edition (February 2004)
Document Part Number: 359500-001

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Contents
Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
System Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Standard CMOS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Peripheral Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Hardware Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Password Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Save Settings and Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Exit Without Savings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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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 (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 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.

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Computer Setup
Heading Option Description
System Information None Lists:
• Product Name
•ChipsetType
• MAC Address
•BIOSVersion
• BIOS Release Date
CPU/Memory Information • CPU type
• CPU speed
• FSB speed
•CPUID
• L1 and L2 Cache Size
•RatioStatus
• DDR Frequency
•MemoryDIMM1
•MemoryDIMM2
•MemoryDIMM3
•MemoryDIMM4
•AvailableSystemMemory
• Legacy VGA Memory
DMI Information • Chassis Serial Number
• Asset Tag Number
•UUID
✎Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware
configuration.

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility
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.
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.
Advanced CMOS Setup Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot order for all devices.
Try Other Boot Devices Set this option to YES to instruct the
BIOS to boot from other bootable
devices not specified under “Boot Device
Priority.”
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)
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: POST Delay 15 seconds
• 25: POST Delay 25 seconds
• 35: POST Delay 35 seconds
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
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)
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)
Internal Graphic Mode
Select
Selects the size of memory for internal
graphic adapter.
• Disabled: Internal Graphic Mode
Select disabled.
• 1MB:Share 1MB
• 4MB: Share 4MB
• 8MB: Share 8MB (Default)
• 16MB: Share 16MB
• 32MB: Share 32MB
Boot Device Priority Specifies the Boot Device Priority
sequence.
Power Management
Setup
ACPI Standby State Sets the ACPI Standby State when system
goes into ACPI Standby Mode.
• S1/PSOS: Power on Suspend
• S3/STR: Suspend to RAM (Default)
Restore on AC/Power
Loss
Sets the system status after AC power
loss.
• Power Off: System always Powers
Off (Default)
• Power On: System always Powers On
• Last State: System returns to the last
state before AC power loss
Resume On Ring Sets the Resume On Ring from soft off.
• Disable: Ring Resume disable
(Default)
• Enable: Ring Resume enable
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
✎Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware
configuration.