HP Compaq dx 7200 and dc7600 Personal Computers, Technical Reference Guide, 1st Edition

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BIOS ROM
Storage
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IDE Controller
Allows you to enable or disable the primary IDE controller. This
feature is supported on select models only.
Primary SATA Controller
Allows you to enable or disable the Primary SATA controller.
Secondary SATA Controller
Allows you to enable or disable the Secondary SATA controller. This
feature is supported on select models only.
DPS Self-Test Allows you to execute self-tests on ATA hard drives capable of
performing the Drive Protection System (DPS) self-tests.
✎
This selection will only appear when at least one drive capable of
performing the DPS self-tests is attached to the system.
Boot Order Allows you to:
• Specify the order in which attached devices (such as a USB
flash media device, diskette drive, hard drive, optical drive, or
network interface card) are checked for a bootable operating
system image. Each device on the list may be individually
excluded from or included for consideration as a bootable
operating system source.
• Specify the order of attached hard drives. The first hard drive in
the order will have priority in the boot sequence and will be
recognized as drive C (if any devices are attached).
✎
MS-DOS drive lettering assignments may not apply after a
non-MS-DOS operating system has started.
Shortcut to Temporarily Override Boot Order
To boot one time from a device other than the default device
specified in Boot Order, restart the computer and press F9 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.
Security Setup Password Allows you to set and enables setup (administrator) password.
✎
If the setup password is set, it is required to change Computer
Setup options, flash the ROM, and make changes to certain plug
and play settings under Windows.
See the Troubleshooting Guide on the Documentation CD for more
information.
Power-On
Password
Allows you to set and enable power-on password.
See the Troubleshooting Guide for more information.
Table 8-2
Setup Utility
Heading Option Description
✎
Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.