Compaq dc7700 - Convertible Minitower PC Utility Manual
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- Page 1 Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide Business PCs...
- Page 2 © Copyright 2004–2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services.
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Page 3: About This Book
About This Book 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. WARNING! Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or loss of life. - Page 4 About This Book ENWW...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of contents Computer Setup (F10) Utility Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ......................1 Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities .................. 2 Computer Setup—File ......................3 Computer Setup—Storage ....................4 Computer Setup—Security ....................7 Computer Setup—Power ..................... 9 Computer Setup—Advanced ..................... 10 Recovering the Configuration Settings .................... - Page 6 ENWW...
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Page 7: Computer Setup (F10) Utility
Computer Setup (F10) Utility 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 8: Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities
● Solve system configuration errors detected but not automatically fixed during the Power-On Self- Test (POST). ● Replicate the system setup by saving system configuration information on diskette and restoring it on one or more computers. ● Execute self-tests on a specified ATA hard drive (when supported by drive). ●... -
Page 9: Computer Setup-File
Computer Setup—File NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration. Table 2 Computer Setup—File Option Description System Information Lists: ● Product name ● SKU number (some models) ● Processor type/speed/stepping ● Cache size (L1/L2) (dual core processors have this listed twice) ●... -
Page 10: Computer Setup-Storage
Computer Setup—Storage NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration. Table 3 Computer Setup—Storage Option Description Device Configuration Lists all installed BIOS-controlled storage devices. When a device is selected, detailed information and options are displayed. The following options may be presented. - Page 11 Table 3 Computer Setup—Storage (continued) CAUTION: Ordinarily, the translation mode selected automatically by the BIOS should not be changed. If the selected translation mode is not compatible with the translation mode that was active when the disk was partitioned and formatted, the data on the disk will be inaccessible.
- Page 12 Table 3 Computer Setup—Storage (continued) Select the AHCI option to enable DOS and boot accesses to SATA devices using the AHCI interface. Select this mode, if the target operating system supports accessing the SATA devices via AHCI (e.g., Windows Vista) and AHCI accesses are desired. NOTE: Windows 2000 and Windows XP require a third-party device driver to access SATA devices using the AHCI interface.
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Page 13: Computer Setup-Security
To boot one time from a device other than the default device specified in Boot Order, restart the computer and press when the monitor light turns green. After POST is completed, a list of bootable devices is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select the preferred bootable device and press Enter. The computer then boots from the selected non-default device for this one time. - Page 14 Table 4 Computer Setup—Security (continued) Embedded Security Allows you to: ● (This menu item only Enable/disable the Embedded Security device appears after the ● Reset the device to Factory Settings Embedded Security Device is made available ● Enable/disable power-on authentication support. (some models) under Device Security.) ●...
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Page 15: Computer Setup-Power
Table 4 Computer Setup—Security (continued) OS Security (some NOTE: An OS Security selection is in effect only if the processor and operating system models) being used comprehend and utilize the security feature. ● Data Execution Prevention (some models) (enable/disable) Helps prevent OS security breaches. -
Page 16: Computer Setup-Advanced
Table 5 Computer Setup—Power (continued) Hardware Power SATA power management enables or disables SATA bus and/or device power management. Management ● Thermal Fan idle mode—This bar graph controls the minimum permitted fan speed. NOTE: This setting only changes the minimum fan speed. The fans are still automatically controlled. - Page 17 Table 6 Computer Setup—Advanced (for advanced users) (continued) ● Remote wakeup boot source (remote server/local hard drive). ● After Power Loss (off/on/previous state): Setting this option to: ● Off—causes the computer to remain powered off when power is restored. ● On—causes the computer to power on automatically as soon as power is restored.
- Page 18 Table 6 Computer Setup—Advanced (for advanced users) (continued) ● S5 Wake on LAN (enable/disable). ● To disable Wake on LAN during the off state (S5), use the arrow (left and right) keys to set the S5 Wake on LAN feature to Disable. This obtains the lowest power consumption available on the computer during S5.
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Page 19: Recovering The Configuration Settings
Recovering the Configuration Settings This method of recovery requires that you first perform the Save to Removable Media command with the Computer Setup (F10) Utility before Restore is needed. (See Save to Removable Media on page 3 in the Computer Setup—File table.) NOTE: It is recommended that you save any modified computer configuration settings to a diskette, a USB flash media device, or a diskette-like device (a storage device set to emulate...