HP Compaq d228 MT Manual

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

Guide

HP Compaq Business Desktop d228 and

d248 Microtower

Document Part Number: 355857-AA1

November 2003

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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Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide

HP Compaq Business Desktop d228 and d248 Microtower

First Edition (November 2003)

Document Part Number: 355857-AA1

Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide iii

Contents

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

Computer Setup (F10) Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

System Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

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System Information (Continued). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

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Standard CMOS Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Peripheral Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Hardware Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Password Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Save Settings and Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Exit Without Savings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

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Contents

Computer Setup Utility Guide 1

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, or optical drives.

■Configure the boot priority of IDE hard drive controllers.

■Enable the power-on password prompt during system restarts

(warm boots) as well as during power-on.

■Establish a setup password that controls access to Computer

Setup (F10) Utility and the settings described in this section.

Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities

Computer Setup can be accessed only by turning the computer on or

restarting the system. 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. When the computer starts to boot, press the F10 key.

✎If you do not access Computer Setup while the computer is booting,

you must restart the computer again to access the utility.

2Computer Setup Utility Guide

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

3. A choice of ten headings appears in the Computer Setup Utilities

menu.

4. Use the arrow (up and down) keys to select the appropriate

heading. Use the arrow (up and down) keys to select the option

you want, then press the Enter key. To return to the Computer

Setup Utilities menu, press the Esc key.

5. To apply and save changes, select Save Settings and Exit.

❏If you have made changes that you do not want applied,

select Exit Without Saving.

❏To reset to factory settings, select Load Default Settings. This

option will restore the original factory system defaults.

ÄCAUTION: Do NOT turn the computer power OFF while the ROM is

saving your F10 Computer Setup changes because the CMOS could

become corrupted. It is safe to turn off power to the computer after you

exit the F10 Setup screen.

Computer Setup Utility Guide 3

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

Computer Setup

Heading Option Description

System Information None Lists:

• Serial Number (d228 and d230

models only)

•ProductName

•ChipsetType

• MAC Address (d248 models only)

•BIOSVersion

•BIOSReleaseDate

CPU/Memory Information

(d228 and d230 models

only)

•CPUspeed

•CPUID

•L1andL2CacheSize

• Memory Information

✎Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware

configuration.

4Computer Setup Utility Guide

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

System Information

(Continued)

CPU/Memory Information

(d248 models only)

•CPUtype

•CPUspeed

•FSBspeed

•CPUID

•L1andL2CacheSize

• Ratio Status

• DDR Frequency

•MemoryDIMM1

•MemoryDIMM2

•MemoryDIMM3

•MemoryDIMM4

•AvailableSystemMemory

•LegacyVGAMemory

DMI Information (d248

models only)

• Chassis Serial Number

• Asset Tag Number

• UUID

Standard CMOS Setup System Time (hh/mm/ss) Sets the system time (24 hour format).

System Date

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Sets the system date.

Floppy Drive A Calculates the size and capacity of the

floppy drive.

Primary IDE Master Auto detects which hard drive is the

Primary Master drive.

Primary IDE Slave Auto detects which hard drive is the

Primary Slave drive.

Computer Setup (Continued)

Heading Option Description

✎Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware

configuration.

Computer Setup Utility Guide 5

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

Advanced CMOS Setup Secondary IDE Master Auto detects which hard drive is the

Secondary Master drive.

Secondary IDE Slave Auto detects which hard drive is the

Secondary Slave drive.

Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot order for all devices.

Post Delay Time (in

seconds)

Sets the amount of time before the Setup

Utility prompt (F10=Setup) appears

when the computer boots.

• None: POST Delay Time disable

(Default)

• 5: POST Delay 5 seconds

•15:POSTDelay15seconds

• 25: POST Delay 25 seconds

•35:POSTDelay35seconds

System Keyboard Detects if a keyboard is present when the

computer boots.

Absent: keyboard not detected (Default)

Present: keyboard detected

APIC ACPI SCI IRQ Enables or disables the internal I/O

APIC and Multiprocessor Tables.

(Disabling the APIC ACPI SCI IRQ may

require you to reinstall the operating

system.)

• Enable: IRQ 20-23 (Default)

•Disable:IRQ09-11

Computer Setup (Continued)

Heading Option Description

✎Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware

configuration.

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility

Advanced CMOS Setup

(Continued)

Hyper-Threading

Technology

Enables or disables the Intel

Hyper-Threading Technology. (This item

is only selectable with the Intel HTT CPU

plug-in)

• Enable: Intel HTT function enable

(BIOS auto detect)

• Disable: Intel HTT function disable

(BIOS auto detect)

Internal Graphic Mode

Select (d228 and d230

models only)

Selects the size of memory for internal

graphic adapter.

• 512KB: Share 512KB

•1MB:Share1MB

•8MB:Share8MB(Default)

Internal Graphic Mode

Select (d248 models only)

Selects the size of memory for internal

graphic adapter.

• Disabled: Internal Graphic Mode

Select disabled.

• 1MB:Share 1MB

•4MB:Share4MB

•8MB:Share8MB(Default)

• 16MB: Share 16MB

•32MB:Share32MB

Boot Device Priority Specifies the Boot Device Priority

sequence.

Computer Setup (Continued)

Heading Option Description

✎Support for Computer Setup options may vary depending on your specific hardware

configuration.

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