HP DC7600 - HP User manual

Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Guide
Business PCs
Document Part Number: 361206-004
November 2005
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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Contents
Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Set Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Flash System ROM (some models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Replicated Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Default Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Apply Defaults and Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Ignore Changes and Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Save Changes and Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Storage Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
DPS Self-Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Boot Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Smart Card Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setup Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Power-On Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Password Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Smart Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Embedded Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Device Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Network Service Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
System IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
DriveLock Security (some models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
OS Security (some models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Data Execution Prevention (some models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Master Boot Record Security (some models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Save Master Boot Record (some models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Restore Master Boot Record (some models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
OS Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Hardware Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Thermal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Advanced* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Power-On Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Execute Memory Test (some models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
BIOS Power-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Onboard Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
PCI Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
PCI VGA Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Bus Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Device Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Recovering the Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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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, optical drives, or USB flash media devices.
■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
the system to:
❏always Quick Boot (default);
❏periodically Full Boot (from every 1 to 30 days); or
❏always Full Boot.
■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 F1 through F12).
■Establish an Ownership Tag, the text of which is displayed each
time the system is turned on or restarted.
■Enter the Asset Tag or property identification number assigned by
the company to this computer.

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■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.
■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 Master Boot Record (MBR) Security (some
models).
■Enable or disable removable media boot ability.
■Enable or disable legacy diskette write ability (when supported by
hardware).
■Solve system configuration errors detected but not automatically
fixed during the Power-On Self-Test (POST).
■Replicate the system setup by saving system configuration
information on diskette and restoring it on one or more
computers.
■Execute self-tests on a specified ATA hard drive (when supported
by drive).
■Enable or disable DriveLock security (when supported by drive).

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility
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 Microsoft Windows,
click Start > Shut Down > Restart.
2. As soon as the computer is turned on, press F10 when the
monitor light turns green to enter Computer Setup. Press Enter to
bypass the title screen, if necessary.
✎If you do not press F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the
computer and again press F10 when the monitor light turns green to
access the utility.
3. Select your language from the list and press Enter.
4. A choice of five headings appears in the Computer Setup Utilities
menu: File, Storage, Security, Power and Advanced.
5. 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 Enter. To return to the Computer Setup
Utilities menu, press Esc.
6. To apply and save changes, select File > Save Changes and Exit.
❏If you have made changes that you do not want applied, select
Ignore Changes and Exit.
❏To reset to factory settings or previously saved default
settings (some models), select Set Defaults and Exit. This
option will restore the original factory system defaults.
ÄCAUTION: Do NOT turn the computer power OFF while the BIOS is
saving the Computer Setup (F10) changes because the CMOS could
become corrupted. It is safe to turn off the computer only after exiting the
F10 Setup screen.

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Computer Setup
Heading Option Description
File System Information Lists:
•Productname
• SKU number (some models)
• Processor type/speed/stepping
• Cache size (L1/L2) (dual core processors
have this listed twice)
• Installed memory size/speed, number of
channels (single or dual) (if applicable)
• Integrated MAC address for embedded,
enabled NIC (if applicable)
• System BIOS (includes family name
and version)
• Chassis serial number
• Asset tracking number
About Displays copyright notice.
Set Time and Date Allows you to set system time and date.
Flash System ROM
(some models)
Allows you to select a drive containing a new
BIOS.
Replicated Setup Save to Removable Media
Saves system configuration, including CMOS,
to a formatted 1.44-MB diskette, a USB flash
media device, or a diskette-like device (a
storage device set to emulate a diskette drive).
Restore from Removable Media
Restores system configuration from a diskette,
a USB flash media device, or a diskette-like
device.
✎Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
configuration.

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File
(continued)
Default Setup Save Current Settings as Default
Saves the current system configuration settings
as the default.
Restore Factory Settings as Default
Restores the factory system configuration
settings as the default.
Apply Defaults and Exit Applies the currently selected default settings
and clears any established passwords.
Ignore Changes
and Exit
Exits Computer Setup without applying or
saving any changes.
Save Changes and Exit Saves changes to system configuration or
default settings and exits Computer Setup.
Storage Device Configuration Lists all installed BIOS-controlled storage
devices.
When a 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 and
5.25" 1.2 MB.
Drive Emulation
Allows you to select a drive emulation type for
a certain storage device. (For example, a Zip
drive can be made bootable by selecting
diskette emulation.)
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
✎Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
configuration.

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Storage
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Device Configuration
(continued)
Drive Type Emulation Options
ATAPI Zip drive None (treated as Other).
Diskette (treated as
diskette drive).
ATA Hard Disk None (treated as Other)
Disk (treated as hard
drive)
Legacy Diskette No emulation options
available.
CD-ROM No emulation options
available.
ATAPI LS-120 None (treated as Other).
Diskette (treated as
diskette drive).
Multisector Transfers (ATA disks only)
Specifies how many sectors are transferred per
multi-sector PIO operation. Options (subject to
device capabilities) are Disabled, 8, and 16.
Transfer Mode (IDE devices only)
Specifies the active data transfer mode.
Options (subject to device capabilities)
are PIO 0, Max PIO, Enhanced DMA, Ultra
DMA 0, and Max UDMA.
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
✎Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
configuration.

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Storage
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Device Configuration
(continued)
Translation Mode (ATA disks only)
Lets you select the translation mode to be
used for the device. This enables the BIOS to
access disks partitioned and formatted on
other systems and may be necessary for
users of older versions of UNIX (e.g., SCO
UNIX version 3.2). Options are Automatic,
Bit-Shift, LBA Assisted, User, and None.
ÄCAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation
mode selected automatically by the BIOS
should not be changed. If the selected
translation mode is not compatible with
the translation mode that was active when
the disk was partitioned and formatted,
the data on the disk will be inaccessible.
Default Values IDE/SATA
Allows you to specify the default values for the
Multisector Transfers, Transfer Mode, and
Translation Mode for ATA devices.
Translation Parameters (ATA disks only)
✎This feature appears only when User
translation mode is selected.
Allows you to specify the parameters (logical
cylinders, heads, and sectors per track) used
by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests
(from the operating system or an application)
into terms the hard drive can accept. Logical
cylinders may not exceed 1024. The number
of heads may not exceed 256. The number of
sectors per track may not exceed 63. These
fields are only visible and changeable when
the drive translation mode is set to User.
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
✎Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
configuration.

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Storage
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Storage Options Removable Media Boot
Enables/disables ability to boot the system
from removable media.
Legacy Diskette Write
Enables/disables ability to write data to
legacy diskettes.
✎After saving changes to Removable
Media Write, the computer will restart.
Turn the computer off, then on, manually.
BIOS DMA Data Transfers
Allows you to control how BIOS disk I/O
requests are serviced. When “Enable” is
selected, the BIOS will service ATA disk read
and write requests with DMA data transfers.
When “Disable” is selected, the BIOS will
service ATA disk read and write requests with
PIO data transfers.
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
✎Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
configuration.

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Storage
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Storage Options
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SATA Emulation
Allows you to choose how the SATA controller
and devices are accessed by the operating
system.
“Separate IDE Controller” is the default option.
Up to 4 SATA and 2 PATA devices may be
accessed in this mode. The SATA and PATA
controllers appear as two separate IDE
controllers. Use this option with Microsoft
Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
• SATA 0 is seen as SATA Primary Device 0
• SATA 1 (if present) is seen as SATA
Secondary Device 0
• SATA 2 (if present) is seen as SATA
Primary Device 1
• SATA 3 (if present) is seen as SATA
Secondary Device 1
“Combined IDE Controller” is the other option.
Up to 2 PATA and 2 SATA devices may be
accessed in this mode. The SATA and PATA
controllers appear as one combined IDE
controller. Use this option with Microsoft
Windows 98 and earlier operating systems.
• PATA Primary Device 0 replaces SATA 1
• PATA Primary Device 1 replaces SATA 3
IDE Controller
Allows you to enable or disable the primary
IDE controller. This feature is supported on
some models only.
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
✎Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
configuration.

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Storage
(continued)
Storage Options
(continued)
Primary SATA Controller
Allows you to enable or disable the Primary
SATA controller.
Secondary SATA Controller
Allows you to enable or disable the
Secondary SATA controller. This feature is
supported on some models only.
DPS Self-Test Allows you to execute self-tests on ATA hard
drives capable of performing the Drive
Protection System (DPS) self-tests.
✎This selection will only appear when at
least one drive capable of performing the
DPS self-tests is attached to the system.
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
✎Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
configuration.

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Storage
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Boot Order Allows you to:
• Specify the order in which attached
devices (such as a USB flash media
device, diskette drive, hard drive, optical
drive, or network interface card) are
checked for a bootable operating system
image. Each device on the list may be
individually excluded from or included for
consideration as a bootable operating
system source.
• Specify the order of attached hard drives.
The first hard drive in the order will have
priority in the boot sequence and will be
recognized as drive C (if any devices are
attached).
✎MS-DOS drive lettering assignments may
not apply after a non-MS-DOS operating
system has started.
Shortcut to Temporarily Override
Boot Order
To boot one time from a device other than
the default device specified in Boot Order,
restart the computer and press F9 when the
monitor light turns green. After POST is
completed, a list of bootable devices is
displayed. Use the arrow keys to select the
preferred bootable device and press Enter.
The computer then boots from the selected
non-default device for this one time.
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
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Security Smart Card Options Allows you to enable/disable the Smart Card
to be used in place of the Power-On Password.
Setup Password Allows you to set and enable setup
(administrator) password.
✎If the setup password is set, it is required
to change Computer Setup options, flash
the ROM, and make changes to certain
plug and play settings under Windows.
See the Troubleshooting Guide on the
Documentation and Diagnostics CD for more
information.
Power-On Password Allows you to set and enable power-on
password.
See the Troubleshooting Guide on the
Documentation and Diagnostics CD for more
information.
Password Options
(This selection appears
only if a power-on
password or setup
password is set.)
Allows you to:
• Lock legacy resources (appears if a setup
password is set)
• Enable/disable network server mode
(appears if a power-on password is set)
• Specify whether the password is required
for warm boot (CTRL+ALT+DEL)
(appears if a power-on password is set)
See the Desktop Management Guide on the
Documentation and Diagnostics CD for more
information.
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
✎Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
configuration.

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Security
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Smart Cover Allows you to:
• Lock/unlock the Cover Lock.
• Set the Cover Removal Sensor to
Disable/Notify User/Setup Password.
✎Notify User alerts the user that the sensor
has detected that the cover has been
removed. Setup Password requires that the
setup password be entered to boot the
computer if the sensor detects that the
cover has been removed.
This feature is supported on some models only.
See the Desktop Management Guide on the
Documentation and Diagnostics CD for more
information.
Embedded Security Allows you to:
• Enable/disable the Embedded Security
device
• Reset the device to Factory Settings
• Enable/disable power-on authentication
support. (some models)
• Reset authentication credential. (some
models)
This feature is supported on some models only.
See the Desktop Management Guide on the
Documentation and Diagnostics CD for more
information.
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
✎Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
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Security
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Device Security Device Available/Device Hidden
•Serialports
• Parallel port
•AllUSBports
•FrontUSBports
•Systemaudio
• Internal speaker (some models) (does not
affect external speakers)
• Network controllers (some models)
• MultiBay devices (some models)
• SMBus controller (some models)
• SCSI controllers (some models)
• Embedded security device (some models)
Network Service Boot Enables/disables the computer’s ability to
boot from an operating system installed on
a network server. (Feature available on NIC
models only; the network controller must reside
on the PCI bus or be embedded on the system
board.)
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
✎Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
configuration.

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Security
(continued)
System IDs Allows you to set:
• Asset tag (18-byte identifier) and
ownership Tag (80-byte identifier
displayed during POST).
See the Desktop Management Guide on
the Documentation and Diagnostics CD
for more information.
• Chassis serial number or Universal Unique
Identifier (UUID) number. The UUID can
only be updated if the current chassis
serial number is invalid. (These ID
numbers are normally set in the factory
and are used to uniquely identify the
system.)
• Keyboard locale setting (for example,
English or German) for System ID entry.
DriveLock Security (some
models)
Allows you to assign or modify a master or
user password for hard drives. When this
feature is enabled, the user is prompted to
provide one of the DriveLock passwords during
POST. If neither is successfully entered, the
hard drive will remain inaccessible until one of
the passwords is successfully provided during
a subsequent cold-boot sequence.
✎This selection will only appear when at
least one drive that supports the DriveLock
feature is attached to the system.
See the Desktop Management Guide on the
Documentation and Diagnostics CD for more
information.
Computer Setup (Continued)
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Security
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OS Security (some
models)
• Data Execution Prevention (some models)
(enable/disable) Helps prevent OS
security breaches.
✎This selection is in effect only if the
processor and operating system being
used comprehend and utilize this feature.
• Intel Virtualization Technology (some
models) (enable/disable) Changing this
setting requires turning the computer off
and then back on.
✎This selection is in effect only if the
processor and operating system being
used comprehend and utilize this feature.
Data Execution
Prevention (some
models)
Enable/Disable
Data Execution Prevention Mode helps prevent
OS security breaches.
✎This selection is in effect only if the
processor and operating system being
used comprehend and utilize Data
Execution Prevention Mode.
Computer Setup (Continued)
Heading Option Description
✎Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
configuration.