Setup Utilities and Diagnostic Features

2.1Computer Setup Utilities

Use Computer Setup Utilities (F10) to:

■Modify or restore factory default settings.

■Set the system date and time.

■Set, view, change, or verify the system configuration including settings for processor, graphics, memory, audio, storage, communications, and input devices.

■Modify the boot order of bootable devices such as hard drives, diskette drives, CD-ROM drives, DVD-ROM drives, or PD-CD drives.

■Configure Quiet Drive options (for drives that support this feature).

■Enable Quick Boot which is faster than Full Boot but does not run all of the diagnostic tests run during a Full Boot. You can set your system to:

❏Always Quick Boot (default);

❏Periodically Full Boot (from every 1 to 30 days); or

❏Always Full Boot.

■Enable or disable Network Server Mode, which allows the computer to boot the operating system when the power-on password is enabled. The keyboard and mouse remain locked until the power-on password is entered.

■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 F10 or F12).

■Establish 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 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.

■Secure the 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.

■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.

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

 

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