Selecting From The Advanced Menu; Using Compaq Diagnostics For Windows - Compaq Prosignia 170 Series Maintenance & Service Manual

Password options
Device security
System IDs

Selecting from the Advanced Menu

Use the following table as a reference in making selections from the
Advanced Menu
Language (or press F2)
Boot options
Device options

Using Compaq Diagnostics for Windows

When you access Compaq Diagnostics for Windows, a scan of all system
components appears on the screen before the Compaq Diagnostic window
opens. You can display more or less information from anywhere within
Compaq Diagnostics for Windows by selecting Level on the menu bar.
Compaq Diagnostics for Windows are designed to test Compaq components.
Enable/disable
QuickLock
QuickLock on Suspend
QuckBlank
Lock keyboard and mouse at power-on
To enable Quicklock on Suspend or
QuckBlank, Quicklock must be enabled first.
Enable/disable
Ports or diskette drives
Diskette write
CD or diskette startup
Settings for DVD can be entered in the CD
field.
Enter identification numbers for the
computer, a docking base, and battery packs.
Advanced Menu.
Selections Resulting Action
Change the Computer Setup language
Enable/disable
QuickBoot, which starts the computer more
quickly by eliminating some startup tests. (If
you suspect a memory failure and want to test
memory automatically during startup, you
may want to disable QuickBoot.)
MultiBoot, which enables you to set a startup
sequence that can include any drives and PCI
network adapters in the system.
Enable/disable the embedded numeric keypad
at startup.
Enable multiple standard pointing devices at
startup, or disable this feature so the
computer supports only a single pointing
device at startup.
Enable/disable USB legacy support for one
USB mouse and one USB keyboard.
Set an optional external monitor or overhead
projector connector to a video card in a
docking base as the primary device.
Change the parallel port mode from EPP
(default) to standard, bidirectional, EPP, or
ECP.