Chapter 7 BIOS ROM

7.4SETUP UTILITY

The Setup utility (stored in ROM) allows the user to configure system functions involving security, power management, and system resources. The Setup utility is ROM-based and invoked when the F10 key is pressed during the time the F10 prompt is displayed in the lower right-hand corner of the screen during the POST routine. Highlights of the Setup utility are described in the following table.

NOTE: Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware configuration.

Table 7-3. Setup Utility Functions

Table 7-3.

Setup Utility Functions

Heading

Option

Description

File

System Information

Lists:

 

 

Product name

 

 

Processor type/speed/stepping

 

 

Cache size (L1/L2)

 

 

Installed memory size and frequency

 

 

System ROM (includes family name and version)

 

 

System board revision

 

 

Chassis serial number

 

 

Asset tracking number

 

 

Integrated MAC 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

Exits Computer Setup without applying or saving

 

 

any changes.

 

Save Changes and Exit

Saves changes to system configuration and exits

 

 

Computer Setup.

Storage

Device Configuration

Lists all installed storage devices. The following

 

 

options appear when a device is selected:

 

 

Diskette Type (For legacy diskette drives only)

 

 

Identifies the highest capacity media type accepted

 

 

by the diskette drive. Options are 3.5" 1.44 MB,

 

 

3.5" 720 KB, 5.25" 1.2 MB, 5.25" 360 KB, and Not

 

 

Installed.

 

 

Drive Emulation (LS-120 and ZIP drives only)

 

 

Allows you to select a drive emulation type for a

 

 

storage device. (For example, a Zip drive can be

 

 

made bootable by selecting hard disk or diskette

 

 

emulation.)

 

 

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.

 

 

Continued

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Featuring the Intel Pentium 4 Processor

Second Edition - January 2003

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Compaq W4000 manual Setup Utility Functions, Heading Option Description