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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