Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide

■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 your company to this computer.

■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.

■To 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.

■Enable or disable removable media boot ability.

■Enable or disable removable media write ability (when supported by hardware).

■Solve system configuration errors detected but not automatically fixed during the Power-On Self-Test (POST).

■Replicate your system setup by saving system configuration information on diskette and restoring it on one or more computers.

■Execute self-tests on a specified IDE hard drive (when supported by drive).

■Configure various energy-saving features including energy saver mode, system and hard drive timeouts, power button mode, and power LED behavior.

■Enable or disable DriveLock security (when supported by MultiBay drive).

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide