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HP Deskpro AP230 Supplementary Manual

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  • Page 1 Desktop Management Guide...
  • Page 2 CAUTION: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of information. Desktop Management Guide First Edition (June 2000) Part Number 177919-001 Compaq Computer Corporation...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ECC Fault Prediction and Prefailure Warranty ...19 Surge-Tolerant Power Supply ...20 Thermal Sensor ...20 Software Updating and Management...21 Remote ROM Flash...22 Using Remote ROM Flash ...22 FailSafe Boot Block ROM ...23 Remote Security Management ...24 Remote Wakeup and Remote Shutdown...25 ONTENTS Desktop Management Guide iii...
  • Page 4 NIC Alert ...25 Replicating Your Setup ...26 Dual-State Power Button...26 Power Management...27 World Wide Web Site ...28 Building Blocks and Partners...29 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) ...29 Wired for Management ...29 iv Contents...
  • Page 5 ESKTOP ANAGEMENT Compaq pioneered desktop manageability in 1995 with the introduction of the industry's first fully manageable desktop personal computers. Since then, Compaq has led an industry-wide effort to develop the standards and infrastructure required to effectively deploy, configure, and manage desktop PCs. Compaq Intelligent Manageability provides standards-based solutions for managing and controlling desktops in a networked environment.

  • Page 6: Initial Configuration And Deployment

    Initial Configuration and Deployment Remote System Installation 2 Desktop Management Guide Compaq computers come with a preinstalled system software image. After a very brief software “unbundling” process, the computer is ready to be used. You may prefer to replace the preinstalled software image with a customized set of system and application software.

  • Page 7: Altiris Express

    Compaq Deskpro PCs, Armada portable PCs, and Professional Workstations are manufactured with the hardware and firmware required to fully support the DMI 2.0 standard. Desktop Management Guide 3...
  • Page 8 4 Desktop Management Guide Compaq also offers several solutions for controlling access to valuable components and information. Security features such as the Smart Cover Sensor and the Smart Cover Lock, available on select models, help to prevent unauthorized access to the internal components of the PC. By disabling parallel, serial, or USB ports, or by disabling removable media boot capability, you can protect valuable data assets.
  • Page 9 Utilities menu. For information on enabling Memory Change Alerts, refer to the online Intelligent Manageability Guide. From the Compaq Computer Setup Utilities menu. Install a Kensington cable lock to secure the computer to a fixed object. Desktop Management Guide 5...

  • Page 10: Password Security

    Password Security Establishing a Setup Password Using Computer Setup 6 Desktop Management Guide The power-on password prevents unauthorized use of the computer by requiring entry of a password to access applications or data each time the computer is turned on or restarted. The setup password specifically prevents unauthorized access to Computer Setup, and can also be used as an override to the power-on password.

  • Page 11: Establishing A Power-On Password Using Computer Setup

    If you enter the password incorrectly, a broken key icon appears. Try again. After three unsuccessful tries, you must turn off the computer, then turn it on again before you can continue. Desktop Management Guide 7...

  • Page 12: Entering A Setup Password

    Entering a Setup Password 8 Desktop Management Guide If a setup password has been established on the Computer, you will be prompted to enter it each time you run Computer Setup. Turn on or restart the Computer. If you are in Windows, click Start à...

  • Page 13: Changing A Power-On Or Setup Password

    The new password takes effect the next time you turn on the computer. Refer to the “National Keyboard Delimiter Characters” section in this chapter for information about the alternate delimiter characters. The power-on password and setup password may also be changed using the Security options in Computer Setup. Desktop Management Guide 9...

  • Page 14: Deleting A Power-On Or Setup Password

    Canadian German * For Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, and Yugoslavia 10 Desktop Management Guide Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start à Shut Down à Restart the Computer. To delete the setup password, run Computer Setup.

  • Page 15: Clearing Passwords

    If you do not press the F10 key while the message is displayed, you must restart the computer again to access the utility. Select Security, then Smart Cover and follow the instructions on the screen. Before exiting, click File à Save Changes and Exit. Desktop Management Guide 11...

  • Page 16: Smart Cover Lock

    Smart Cover Lock Locking the Smart Cover Lock Unlocking the Smart Cover Lock 12 Desktop Management Guide The Smart Cover Lock is a software-controllable cover lockfeatured on select Compaq PCs. This lock prevents unauthorized access to the internal components. Computers ship with the Smart Cover Lock in the unlocked position.

  • Page 17: Using The Smart Cover Failsafe Key

    Contact your authorized Compaq reseller or service provider. Refer to the Compaq World Wide Web site (www.compaq.com) for ordering information. Call the appropriate number listed in the warranty. For more information about using the Smart Cover FailSafe consult Making Hardware Changes. Key, Desktop Management Guide 13...

  • Page 18: Master Boot Record Security

    Master Boot Record Security 14 Desktop Management Guide The Master Boot Record (MBR) contains information needed to successfully boot from a disk and to access the data stored on the disk. Master Boot Record Security may prevent unintentional or malicious changes to the MBR, such as those caused by some computer viruses or by the incorrect use of certain disk utilities.
  • Page 19 Press any key to enter Setup to configure MBR Security Upon entering Computer Setup, you must Save the MBR of the current bootable disk; or, Disable the MBR Security feature. You must know the setup password, if one exists. Desktop Management Guide 15...

  • Page 20: Before You Partition Or Format The Current Bootable Disk

    Before You Partition or Format the Current Bootable Disk 16 Desktop Management Guide Ensure that MBR Security is disabled before you change partitioning or formatting of the current bootable disk. Some disk utilities, such as FDISK and FORMAT, attempt to update the MBR. If MBR Security is...

  • Page 21: The Kensington Cable Lock Provision

    Identification Technology tightens network security, simplifies the login process, and reduces the costs associated with managing corporate networks. Affordably priced, it isn’t just for high-tech, high-security organizations anymore. Support for Fingerprint Identification Technology varies by model. See www.compaq.com/im/fit/index.html for more information. Desktop Management Guide 17...

  • Page 22: Fault Notification And Recovery

    Celeron, Pentium II, and Pentium III Fault Prediction and Prefailure Warranty SMART Hard Drive Fault Prediction 18 Desktop Management Guide Fault Notification and Recovery features combine innovative hardware and software technology to prevent the loss of critical data and minimize unplanned downtime.

  • Page 23: Drive Protection System

    ECC memory modules allows you to replace these modules, free of charge, before the modules actually fail. ECC memory modules are optional on all Compaq personal computers. To use this feature, you must replace the standard DIMMs or RIMMs with ECC DIMMs or ECC RIMMs. Desktop Management Guide 19...

  • Page 24: Surge-Tolerant Power Supply

    Surge-Tolerant Power Supply Thermal Sensor 20 Desktop Management Guide An integrated surge-tolerant power supply provides greater reliability when the computer is hit with an unpredictable power surge. This power supply is rated to withstand a power surge of up to 2000 volts without incurring any system downtime or data loss.

  • Page 25: Software Updating And Management

    Software Updating and Management Compaq provides several tools for managing and updating software on desktop computers—Altiris eXpress, Altiris PC Transplant Pro, PC Transplant for Compaq, Insight Manager LC, System Software Manager, and Remote Management Setup Utilities. Using Insight Manager LC, you can also monitor a workgroup of PCs from a central...

  • Page 26: Remote Rom Flash

    Remote ROM Flash Using Remote ROM Flash 22 Desktop Management Guide Your computer comes with reprogrammable flash ROM (read only memory). By establishing a setup password in Security Management, you can protect the ROM from being unintentionally updated or overwritten. This is important to ensure the operating integrity of the computer.

  • Page 27: Failsafe Boot Block Rom

    ROM, then the three keyboard lights will turn on. A “rising tone” series of beeps also signals successful completion. The following table lists the various keyboard light combinations used by the Boot Block ROM, as well as the meaning and action associated with each combination. Desktop Management Guide 23...

  • Page 28: Remote Security Management

    LEDs will light up and you will hear a rising tone series of beeps. Remove diskette and turn power off, then on to restart the computer. For more information about flashing the ROM, refer to the Troubleshooting guide. Remote Security Management 24 Desktop Management Guide Keyboard LED Activity State/Message ROMPaq diskette not present, is bad, or drive not ready.*...

  • Page 29: Remote Wakeup And Remote Shutdown

    Management Setup Utilities, and is available on the Compaq Web site at www.compaq.com. NIC Alert The NIC Alert function enables desktop PCs to send an immediate alert to the network administrator when there is a hardware or operating system failure, or evidence of tampering, even if the system is powered off or the operating system is not yet started.

  • Page 30: Replicating Your Setup

    Replicating Your Setup Dual-State Power Button 26 Desktop Management Guide This procedure gives an administrator the ability to easily copy one setup configuration to other computers of the same model. This allows for faster, more consistent configuration of multiple computers. To replicate your setup: Access the Computer Setup Utilities menu.

  • Page 31: Power Management

    Windows 95 or Windows 98 while system timeouts are enabled in Computer Setup. Use Display Properties to establish, modify, or disable Power Management settings for the monitor. To access Display Properties, right-click on the Windows Desktop, then choose Properties. Desktop Management Guide 27...

  • Page 32: World Wide Web Site

    Compaq World Wide Web site at www.compaq.com. The Web site contains the latest device drivers, utilities, and flashable ROM images needed to run Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows NT Workstation on your Compaq computer. 28 Desktop Management Guide...

  • Page 33: Building Blocks And Partners

    Management Solutions Partners and their products, visit www.compaq.com/im/partners/index.html on the Compaq Web site. The Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF) is an industry body created in 1992 with the goal of standardizing systems manageability. DMTF established the Desktop Management Interface (DMI) framework to standardize access to PC configuration data.
  • Page 34 30 Desktop Management Guide Required Wired for Management technologies include: Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 2.0 Remote System Installation Remote Wakeup and Remote Shutdown ACPI-Ready Hardware SMBIOS Pre-boot execution (PXE) support...
  • Page 35 24 managing software, 20–28 memory change alerts, 5 network service boot, 2 NIC Alert, 25 Ownership Tag, 5 parallel interface control, 5 password icon, 7 passwords, 5, 6–13. See also power-on password, setup password, DriveLock security Desktop Management Guide 31...
  • Page 36 clearing, 11 PC Transplant, 3 power button configuring for suspend, 26 power management, 27 power supply, 20 power-on password, 5 changing, 8–9 deleting, 10 entering, 7 establishing, 7 prefailure warranty, 18, 19 hard drive, 18 processor, 18 preinstalled software, 2 processor fault prediction, 18 prefailure warranty, 18...

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