Disabling Diskette Boot Or Diskette Write - Compaq AP500 - Professional - 128 MB RAM Reference Manual

Disabling Diskette Boot or Diskette Write

IMPORTANT: If you disable the diskette drive, the FailSafe Boot Block ROM
ignores the disabled component to accommodate a system ROM recovery in
the event a system ROM failure occurs.
To disable the factory settings (that is, to prevent boot from a diskette or
prevent save to a diskette), follow these steps:
1. Turn on the workstation.
2. When you see the words "F10=Setup" in the bottom-right corner of
the screen, press the F10 key.
NOTE: If you do not press the F10 key while the message is displayed, you
must turn off the workstation, then on again, to access the utility.
3. Press the Enter key to bypass the welcome screens and display the
Compaq Utilities menu.
4. From the Compaq Utilities menu, select Computer Setup, then press
the Enter key.
5. In the Computer Setup window, click Built-in Devices.
6. In the Built-in Devices window, click Storage.
7. Under Removable Media, select the function that you want to disable.
8. Save the configuration and exit the utility.
9. Restart the workstation.
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