„￿Enter the Asset Tag or property identification number assigned by your company to this computer.

„￿Enable power-on password prompting during system restarts (warm boots) as well as during power-on.

„￿Establish a setup password that controls access to Computer Setup and the settings described in this section.

T￿Secure the serial, USB, or parallel ports so that they cannot be used until they are unsecured.

„￿Enable or disable removable media boot ability. „￿Enable or disable removable media write ability.

„￿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.

2.1.1Using Computer Setup Utilities

To access the Computer Setup Utilities menu, complete the following steps:

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

2.When the F10 Setup message appears in the lower-right corner of the screen, press the F10 key. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.

✎If you do not press the F10 key while the message is displayed, you must turn the computer off, then on again, to access the utility.

A choice of five headings appears in the Computer Setup Utilities menu: File, Storage, Security, Power, and Advanced.

3.Using the arrow keys or the Tab key, select the option you want and press the Enter key. To return to the Computer Setup Utilities menu, press the Esc key.

4.To apply and save changes, select File Æ Save Changes and Exit. If you selected an option that automatically restarted the computer, changes were applied at that time. If you have made changes that you do not want applied, select Ignore Changes and Exit. If you have already applied changes you now want to eliminate, select Set Defaults and Exit. This option will restore the original system defaults.

2-2Setup Utilities and Diagnostic Features