Setup Utilities and Diagnostics Features

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Option

Description

 

 

 

Storage

Boot Order

Allows you to:

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• 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.

 

 

 

Security

Smart Card

Allows you to enable/disable the Smart Card to be used in place of

 

Options (some

the Power-On Password. This option only appears if a Smart Card

 

models)

reader is attached to the system.

 

 

 

 

Setup Password

Allows you to set and enables 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.

 

 

 

 

Power-On

Allows you to set and enable power-on password. The power-on

 

Password

password prompt appears after a power cycle. If the user does not

 

 

enter the correct power-on password, the unit will not boot.

 

 

This password does not appear on warn boots, such as

 

 

CTRL+ALT+DEL or Restart from Windows, unless enabled

 

 

in Password Options, below.

 

 

 

 

Password Options

Allows you to:

 

(This selection will

• Lock legacy resources (appears if a setup password is set)

 

appear only if a

 

• Enable/disable network server mode (appears if a power-on

 

power-on

 

password is set)

 

password or setup

 

• Specify whether the password is required for warm boot

 

password is set.)

 

 

(CTRL+ALT+DEL) (appears if a power-on password is set)

Enable/Disable Setup Browse Mode (appears if a setup password is set) (allows viewing, but not changing, the F10 Setup Options without entering setup password)

Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.

 

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