HP xw9300 manual Computer Setup F10

Computer Setup (F10)

This section contains the following information to help you use Computer Setup.

•“BIOS ROM” on page 45

•“Using Computer Setup (F10)” on page 46

•“Computer Setup Menu” on page 47

The Computer Setup (F10) utilities enable you to:

•Change current settings from the factory default settings and set, view, change, or verify the system configuration, including settings for processor, graphics, memory, audio, storage, communications, and input devices.

•Determine if all of the devices installed on the workstation are recognized by the system and functioning properly.

•Determine information about the operating environment of the workstation.

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

•Establish and manage passwords and other security features.

•Establish and manage energy-saving timeouts (not supported for Linux platforms).

•Modify or restore factory default settings.

•Set the system date and time.

•Modify the boot order of bootable devices, such as hard drives, diskette drives, optical drives, or LS- 120 drives.

•Configure the boot priority of SATA and SCSI hard drive controllers.

•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)

•always Full Boot

•Enable or disable Network Server Mode, which enables the workstation to boot the operating system when the power-on password is enabled with or without a keyboard or mouse attached. When attached to the system, 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 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 workstation.

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

•Secure the integrated I/O functionality, including the serial, USB, or parallel ports, audio, or embedded NIC, so that the I/O functionality cannot be used until they are unsecured.

•Enable or disable removable media boot ability.

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

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

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