Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide - dx2200 Microtower Model HP Compaq Business PC
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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. CAUTION: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or loss of information.
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Table of contents Computer Setup (F10) Utility Computer Setup (F10) Utilities ............................................................................................................. 1 Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities .................................................................................. 1 Computer Setup—System Information ................................................................................ 3 Computer Setup—Standard CMOS Features ............................................
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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. ● Modify the boot order of bootable devices such as hard drives, diskette drives, optical drives, or USB flash media devices.
Eight menu headings appear on the Computer Setup Utility screen: ● System Information ● Standard CMOS Features ● Advanced BIOS Features ● Advanced Chipset Features ● Integrated Peripherals ● Power Management Setup ● PnP/PCI Configurations ● PC Health Status Five action choices are listed on the Computer Setup Utility screen: ● Load Optimized Defaults ● Set Supervisor Password ● Set User Password ● Save & Exit Setup ● Exit Without Saving Use the arrow keys to select the appropriate
Table 1 Computer Setup (F10) Utility Main Menu (continued) Power Management Setup Table 7 Computer Setup—Power Management Setup on page 9 PnP/PCI Configurations Computer Setup—PnP/PCI Configurations on page 9 PC Health Status Table 9 Computer Setup—PC Health Status on page 10 (Action Choices) Table 10 Computer Setup—(Action Choices) on page 11 Computer Setup—System Information NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.
Computer Setup—Standard CMOS Features NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration. Table 3 Computer Setup—Standard CMOS Features Option Description Date (mm:dd:yy) Allows you to set system date. Time (hh:mm:ss) Allows you to set system time. PATA Controller Disables/enables PATA Controller.
Table 3 Computer Setup—Standard CMOS Features (continued) SATA Channel 1 Master For each, allows you to: SATA Channel 2 Master ● ● ● ● ● SMART Status Check ● HDD Short Self-Test ● HDD Extended Self-Test set extended IDE drive on selected channel to: ● None ● Auto set access mode on selected channel to: ● Large ● Auto view: ● Firmware Version ● Capacity ● Cylinder ● Head ● Precomp ● Landing Zone ● Sector Floppy Controller Disables/enables the floppy disk controller.
● 15 seconds ● 30 seconds Computer Setup—Advanced BIOS Features NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration. Table 4 Computer Setup—Advanced BIOS Features Option Description Device Boot Disabling Allows you to restrict a device from booting the unit. You can disable as a bootable device: ● None ● USB ● Internal ODD ● Internal FDD ● USB + ODD + FDD F9 Boot Menu Disables/enables F9 Boot Menu.
Table 4 Computer Setup—Advanced BIOS Features (continued) Security Option Allows you to set the security option to Setup or System so that the password is required every time the system boots or only when entering Computer Setup. APIC Mode Disables/enables the Advanced-PIC mode. MPS Version Control for OS Allows you to set the MPS table version to: ● 1.1 ● 1.4 BIOS Write Protection Disables/enables BIOS upgrading.
Computer Setup—Integrated Peripherals NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration. Table 6 Computer Setup—Integrated Peripherals Option Description Onboard HD Audio Disables/enables onboard HD audio. OnChip USB Controller Disables/enables USB controller. USB Legacy Support Disables/enables USB legacy support function (USB keyboard, USB mouse, and USB flash media). Onboard LAN Disables/enables onboard LAN controller.
Computer Setup—Power Management Setup NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration. Table 7 Computer Setup—Power Management Setup Option Description After AC Power Loss Allows you to select system power loss behavior: ACPI Suspend Type ● On ● Off ● Last State Allows you to set type of ACPI sleep mode: ● S1 (Power On Suspend) ● S3 (Suspend To RAM) ● S1 & S3 Wake on PCI Device from S5 Disables/enables PCI S5 on power on.
Table 8 Computer Setup—PnP/PCI Configurations (continued) IRQ Resources ● IRQ-3 assigned to ● IRQ-4 assigned to ● IRQ-5 assigned to ● IRQ-7 assigned to ● IRQ-10 assigned to ● IRQ-11assigned to ● IRQ-14 assigned to ● IRQ-15 assigned to When resources are controlled manually, allows you to assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.
Table 9 Computer Setup—PC Health Status (continued) VBAT (V) (view only) 3VSB (V) (view only) Computer Setup—(Action Choices) NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration. Table 10 Computer Setup—(Action Choices) ENWW Option Description Load Optimized Defaults Allows you to reset Computer Setup to factory defaults. Set Supervisor Password Allows you to establish a password to control access to Computer Setup.
Recovering the Configuration Settings Recovering the configuration settings established in the Computer Setup (F10) Utility requires that you first back up the settings before a recovery is needed. The CMOS Save/Load utility can be found at http://www.hp.com under the Software & Driver Downloads for your specific model. Download the firmware files into a folder on a removable storage device.
