System Setup and Boot

Basic system information regarding system information, setup, power management, hardware, and passwords is maintained in the Setup Utility held in the system ROM. The Setup Utility is accessed by pressing the F10 key when prompted (on screen) to do so during the boot sequence. If the screen prompt opportunity is missed, a restart will be necessary. For more information about Setup Utilities refer to the Service Reference Guide.

Computer Setup Menu

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Option / Description

 

 

 

 

Main

System Time

Allows you to set system time.

 

 

 

 

System Date

Allows you to set system date.

 

 

 

 

Language

Allows you to select the language.

 

 

 

 

Floppy Diskette A

Allows you to set to Disabled, 1.44 MB 3.5”, Not

 

 

Installed.

 

 

 

 

1st Drive

Allow you to: view capacity, transfer mode. Also allows

 

2nd Drive

you to run HDD self-test for selected channel: SMART

 

3rd Drive*

status check, SMART short self test, SMART extended

 

4th Drive*

self test.

 

5th Drive

*3rd and 4th Drive not used.

 

6th Drive

 

 

 

 

System Information

Allows you to view installed memory, memory banks 1-

 

 

4, BIOS revision, core version, model number, product

 

 

number, asset tag (press Enter to change).

 

 

 

Advanced

CPU Type

View only.

 

 

 

 

CPU Speed

View only.

 

 

 

 

Cache RAM

View only.

 

 

 

 

Primary Video

Allows you to select boot display device when more

 

Adapter

than 2 video options are offered by system: Integrated

 

 

(Onboard), PCI, PCI-Ex16, PCI-Ex1.

 

 

 

 

Onboard Video Mem-

1 MB, 8 MB.

 

ory Size

 

 

 

 

 

PS/2 Mouse

Disable/enable/auto detect

 

 

 

 

USB Ports

Disable/enable all USB ports.

 

 

 

 

Onboard LAN

Disable/enable onboard LAN controller.

 

 

 

 

Onboard LAN Boot

Disable/enable the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.

 

ROM

 

 

 

 

 

SATA1 Controller

Disable/enable the SATA1 controller

 

 

 

 

SATA1 Controller

If SATA1 controller enabled, allows you to set the mode

 

Mode

to IDE, AHCI, or RAID.

 

 

 

 

Onboard Audio

Auto/disable/enable.

 

 

 

 

Internal Speaker

Disable/enable.

 

 

 

 

Supervisor Password

Allows you to view the supervisor password.

 

 

 

 

User Password

Allows you to view the user password.

 

 

 

 

Onboard 1394

Disable/enable all 1394 ports.

 

 

 

 

Change Supervisor

Allows you to change the supervisor password.

 

Password

 

 

 

 

Power

After AC Power Fail-

Allows you to select system restart behavior after power

 

ure

loss: Stay off, Power on, Auto.

 

 

 

 

XD

Disable/enable XD bit.

 

 

 

 

Virtualization Tech-

Disable/enable.

 

nology

 

 

 

 

Boot

Boot-time Diagnostic

Disable/enable POST diagnostic messages display.

 

Screen

 

 

 

 

 

1st Boot Device, 2nd

Allows you to specify which device groups will boot

 

Boot Device, 3rd

first, second, third, and fourth or to disable any

 

Boot Device, 4th Boot

of the four: Floppy group, CD-ROM group, Hard drive

 

Device

group, Network boot group. MS-DOS drive lettering

 

 

assignments maybe apply after a non-MS-DOS operat-

 

 

ing system has started.

 

 

 

 

Floppy Group Boot

Specifies boot device priority within removable devices.

 

Priority

 

 

 

 

 

CD-ROM Boot Prior-

Specifies boot device priority within CD/DVD drives.

 

ity

 

 

 

 

 

Hard Drive Boot Pri-

Specifies boot device priority within hard drives.

 

ority

 

 

 

 

 

Network Group Boot

Specifies boot device priority within bootable network

 

Priority

devices.

 

 

 

Exit

Exit Saving Changes

Press Enter to exit saving changes.

 

 

 

 

Exit Discarding

Press Enter to exit discarding changes.

 

Changes

 

 

 

 

 

Load Setup Defaults

Press Enter to load setup defaults.

 

 

 

 

Discard Changes

Press Enter to discard changes.

 

 

 

 

Save Changes

Press Enter to save changes.

 

 

 

Boot Block Emergency Recovery Mode

Boot Block Emergency Recovery Mode permits system recovery in the unlikely event of a ROM flash failure. For example, if a power failure were to occur during a BIOS upgrade, the ROM flash would be incomplete. This would render the system BIOS unusable. The Boot Block is a flash-protected section of the ROM that contains code that checks for a valid system BIOS image when the system is turned on.

•If the system BIOS image is valid, the system starts normally.

•If the system BIOS image is not valid, a failsafe Boot Block BIOS provides enough support to search removable media for BIOS image files. If an appropriate BIOS image file is found, it is automatically flashed into the ROM.

When an invalid system BIOS image is detected, the system power LED will blink red 8 times, one blink every second. Simultaneously, the speaker will beep 8 times. If the portion of the system ROM containing the video option ROM image is not corrupt, Boot Block Emergency Recovery Mode will be displayed on the screen.

To recover the system after it enters Boot Block Emergency Recovery Mode, complete the following steps:

Boot Block Recovery

1.Remove any bootable media from the computer and turn off power.

2.Insert a USB flash device or CD containing the BIOS image file in the root directory. The media must be formatted using the FAT12, FAT16, or FAT32 file system.

3.Turn on power to the system.

4.The system automatically reprograms the ROM.

NOTE: BitLocker prevents Windows Vista from booting when a CD containing the BIOS image file is in an optical drive. If BitLocker is enabled, remove this CD before attempting to boot to Windows Vista.

Password Security

The Supervisor password is used to authorize the capability to change BIOS Setup options. The User password is used to authorize the capability to change non-critical BIOS Setup options only, such as system date and system time.

•To create a user password, a supervisor password should be activated first.

•If both Supervisor and User passwords are activated and the correct Supervisor password is entered, all read/write options can be modified.

•If both Supervisor and User passwords are activated and the correct User password is entered, all options that cannot be modified must be displayed as read-only.

•When a password was not activated, the field displays as “Disabled”.

Establishing a Supervisor password in Computer Setup

1.Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer.

2.As soon as the computer is turned on, press F10 when the monitor light turns green to enter Computer Setup. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary. If you do not press F10 when prompted, a restart will be necessary.

3.Select Advanced, and then select Supervisor Password.

4.Before exiting, click File > Save Changes and Exit.

Changing a Supervisor or User password

If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to the HP ProtectTools Security Manager Guide at http://www.hp.com.

1.Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer.

2.As soon as the computer is turned on, press F10 before the computer boots to the operating system to enter Computer Setup.

3.Select the Advanced menu, select Change supervisor password or Change user password, press Enter to modify the password, and then type the new password.

NOTE: Type the new password carefully since the characters do not appear on the screen.

4.Press Enter.

The new password will take effect the next time the computer is restarted.

Disabling a Supervisor or User password

If the system is equipped with an embedded security device, refer to the HP ProtectTools Security Manager Guide at http://www.hp.com.

1.Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer.

2.As soon as the computer is turned on, press F10 when the monitor light turns green to enter Computer Setup.

3.Select the Advanced menu, select Change supervisor password or Change user password, and then press Enter twice to disable the password.

4.Press Enter.

HP Insight Diagnostics

Diagnostic functions are provided by the Setup Utility (in system ROM) and by HP Insight Diagnostics. The HP Insight Diagnostics utility allows you to view information about the hardware configuration of the computer and perform hardware diagnostic tests on the subsystems of the computer. The utility simplifies the process of effectively identifying, diagnosing, and isolating hardware issues.

Insight Diagnostics may be downloaded from the HP Web site using the following procedure:

1.Go to www.hp.com

2.Click the Software & Download driver link.

3.Enter the product number (for example, dc7500) in the text box and press the Enter key.

4.Select the specific product.

5.Select the OS.

6.Click the Diagnostics link.

7.Select HP Insight Diagnostics Offline Edition.

8.Click Download.

NOTE: The download includes instructions on how to create a bootable CD.

Clearing CMOS

1.Turn off the computer and any external devices, and disconnect the power cord from the power outlet.

2.Remove the chassis access panel.

3.Locate the jumper labeled E69.

4.Remove the blue CMOS jumper from pins 4 and 6 and put the jumper on pins 2 and 4. This clears CMOS.

5.Put the jumper back on pins 4 and 6.

6.Replace the chassis access panel and reconnect the power cord.

7.Turn on the computer and allow it to start.

dx7500 Illustrated Parts & Service Map, SFF chassis

506598-001

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