Enable or disable POST Messages to change the display status of POST messages. POST
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Messages disabled suppresses most POST messages, such as memory count, product name, and
other nonerror text messages. If a POST error occurs, the error is displayed regardless of the mode
selected. To manually switch to POST Messages Enabled during POST, press any key except
through F12.
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Specify an Ownership Tag, which appears when the computer is powered on or restarted.
Specify the Asset Tag or property identification number assigned by the company to this computer.
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Enable power-on password prompts during system restarts (warm-starts) and power on.
Hide or show the integrated I/O functionality, including serial, USB, or parallel ports, audio, or
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embedded NIC. Hidden devices are inaccessible, which increases system security.
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Enable or disable removable media boot ability.
Enable or disable removable media write ability (if supported by hardware).
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Replicate the computer setup by saving system configuration information on CD or diskette and
restoring it on computers.
Execute self-tests on specified SATA hard disk drives (if supported by the drive).
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