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Compaq D315 - Desktop PC Setup Utility Manual

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide
Compaq D315
Document Part Number: 287934-002
July 2002
This guide provides instructions on how to use Computer Setup. This
tool is used to reconfigure and modify computer default settings when
new hardware is installed and for maintenance purposes.

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  • Page 1 Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Compaq D315 Document Part Number: 287934-002 July 2002 This guide provides instructions on how to use Computer Setup. This tool is used to reconfigure and modify computer default settings when new hardware is installed and for maintenance purposes.
  • Page 2 All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Compaq shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. The information in this document is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice. The warranties for Compaq products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ..........1 Using Computer Setup Utilities .
  • Page 4 Contents Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide...

  • Page 5: Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide

    Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (F10) Utilities Use Computer Setup (F10) Utility to do the following: Change 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.
  • Page 6 Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide 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.

  • Page 7: Using Computer Setup Utilities

    Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Using Computer Setup Utilities To access the Computer Setup Utilities menu, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer. 2.

  • Page 8: File

    Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup Heading Option Description File System Information Lists: • Product name • Processor type/speed/stepping • Cache size (L1/L2) • Installed memory size • Integrated MAC address for embedded, enabled NIC (if applicable) • System ROM (includes family name and version) •...

  • Page 9: Storage

    Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Storage Device Configuration Lists all installed storage devices. When a device is selected, detailed information and options are displayed. The following options may be presented: Diskette Type Identifies the highest capacity media type accepted by the diskette drive.
  • Page 10 Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Storage Device Configuration IDE Devices (continued) (continued) (continued) CD-ROM No emulation options available. LS-120 No emulation options available. Transfer Mode (IDE devices only) Specifies the active data transfer mode. Options (subject to device capabilities) are PIO 0, Max PIO, Enhanced DMA, Ultra DMA 0, and Max UDMA.
  • Page 11 Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Storage Device Configuration Translation Parameters (IDE Disks only) (continued) (continued) Allows you to specify the parameters (logical cylinders, heads, and sectors per track) used by the BIOS to translate disk I/O requests (from the operating system or an application) into terms the hard drive can accept.

  • Page 12: Storage Options

    Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Storage Storage Options Removable Media Boot (continued) Enables/disables ability to boot the system from removable media. Removable Media Write Enables/disables ability to write data to removable media. ✎ This feature applies only to legacy diskette, IDE LS-120 Superdisk, IDE LS-260 Superdisk, and IDE PD-optical drives.

  • Page 13: Ide Dps Self-Test

    Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Storage Storage Options IDE Read Prefetching (continued) (continued) Allows you to enable or disable IDE Read prefetching. IDE DPS Self-Test Allows you to execute self-tests on IDE hard drives capable of performing the Drive Protection System (DPS) self-tests.

  • Page 14: Security

    Computer Setup options, flash the ROM, and make changes to certain plug and play settings under Windows. Also, this password must be set in order to use some Compaq remote security tools. See the Desktop Management Guide for more information.

  • Page 15: Network Service Boot

    Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Security Network Service Boot Enables/disables the computer’s ability to (continued) boot from an operating system installed on a network server. (Feature available on NIC models only; the network controller must reside on the PCI bus or be embedded on the system board.) System IDs...

  • Page 16: Master Boot Record Security

    Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Security Master Boot Record Allows you to enable or disable Master Boot (continued) Security Record (MBR) Security. When enabled, the BIOS rejects all requests to write to the MBR on the current bootable disk.

  • Page 17: Advanced

    Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Advanced* Power-On Options Allows you to set: • POST mode (QuickBoot, FullBoot, or *These options should be used by FullBoot every 1-30 days). advanced users only. • POST messages (enable/disable). •...
  • Page 18 Remote Management features. • UUID (Universal Unique Identifier) (enable/disable). Every Compaq computer has a unique identifier (serial number, date/time of manufacture, etc). Enabling this feature allows software (drivers, network, etc.) to read the computer’s unique number.

  • Page 19: Onboard Devices

    Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Advanced* Power-On Options • I/O APIC Mode (enable/disable). Enabling (continued) (continued) this feature will allow Microsoft Windows Operating Systems to run optimally. This *These options should be used by feature must be disabled for certain advanced users only.

  • Page 20: Bus Options

    Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Advanced* Bus Options On select models, allows you to enable or (continued) disable: • PCI bus mastering, which allows a PCI *These options should be used by device to take control of the PCI bus. advanced users only.
  • Page 21 Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (Continued) Heading Option Description Advanced* Device Options Allows you to set: (continued) (continued) • ACPI S3 Hard Disk Reset (enable/disable). Resets the hard disk *These options should be used by on a boot from the S3 sleep state. advanced users only.
  • Page 22 Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide...

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