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Technical Reference Guide
8.4SETUP 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
NOTE: Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware configuration.
Table
Table
Setup Utility Functions
Heading | Option | Description | |
File | System Information | Lists: |
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| Product name | |
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| Processor type/speed/stepping | |
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| Cache size (L1/L2) | |
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| FSB frequency | |
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| Integrated MAC address | |
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| System ROM (includes family name and version) | |
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| Chassis serial number | |
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| Asset tracking number | |
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| Integrated MAC for embedded, enabled NIC (if | |
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| applicable) | |
| About | Displays copyright notice. |
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| Set Time and Date | Allows you to set system time and date. | |
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| Save to Diskette | Saves system configuration, including CMOS, to a | |
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| blank, formatted | |
| Restore from Diskette | Restores system configuration, including CMOS, |
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| from a diskette. | |
| Set Defaults and Exit | Restores factory default settings, which includes |
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| clearing any established passwords. | |
| Ignore Changes and Exit | Exits Computer Setup without applying or saving |
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| any changes. | |
| Save Changes and Exit | Saves changes to system configuration and exits |
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| Computer Setup. | |
Storage | Device Configuration | Lists all installed storage devices. The following |
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| options appear when a device is selected: | |
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| Diskette Type (For legacy diskette drives only) | |
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| Identifies the highest capacity media type accepted | |
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| by the diskette drive. Options are 3.5" 1.44 MB and | |
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| 5.25" 1.2 MB. | |
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| Drive Emulation Allows you to select a drive | |
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| emulation type for a storage device. (For example, | |
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| a Zip drive can be made bootable by selecting hard | |
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| disk or diskette emulation.) Selecting “None” | |
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| prevents the device from being accessed by BIOS | |
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| or though DOS. Operating systems that use their | |
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| own mass storage drivers will not be affected by | |
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| choosing “None.” | |
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| Transfer Mode (IDE devices only) | |
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| Specifies the active data transfer mode. Options | |
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| (subject to device capabilities) are PIO 0, Max PIO, | |
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| Enhanced DMA, Ultra DMA 0, and Max UDMA. | |
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| Continued | |
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| Compaq D315 and hp d325 Personal Computers | |
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| Featuring the AMD Athlon XP Processor |
Second Edition – April 2003