HP Compaq dx2000 MT Manual

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

Guide

HP Compaq Business Desktop dx2000

Microtower

Document Part Number: 359500-001

February 2004

This guide provides instructions on how to use Computer Setup. This

tool is used to reconfigure and modify computer default settings when

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide

HP Compaq Business Desktop dx2000 Microtower

First Edition (February 2004)

Document Part Number: 359500-001

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

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

Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

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

Peripheral Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Hardware Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Password Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Load Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Save Settings and Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Exit Without Savings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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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 (left and right) 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:

• Product Name

•ChipsetType

• MAC Address

•BIOSVersion

• BIOS Release Date

CPU/Memory Information • CPU type

• CPU speed

• FSB speed

•CPUID

• L1 and L2 Cache Size

•RatioStatus

• DDR Frequency

•MemoryDIMM1

•MemoryDIMM2

•MemoryDIMM3

•MemoryDIMM4

•AvailableSystemMemory

• Legacy VGA Memory

DMI Information • Chassis Serial Number

• Asset Tag Number

•UUID

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

configuration.

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Computer Setup (F10) Utility

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.

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.

Advanced CMOS Setup Boot Device Priority Specifies the boot order for all devices.

Try Other Boot Devices Set this option to YES to instruct the

BIOS to boot from other bootable

devices not specified under “Boot Device

Priority.”

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

(Continued)

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: POST Delay 15 seconds

• 25: POST Delay 25 seconds

• 35: POST Delay 35 seconds

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

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)

Computer Setup (Continued)

Heading Option Description

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

configuration.

6Computer Setup Utility Guide

Computer Setup (F10) Utility

Advanced CMOS Setup

(Continued)

Internal Graphic Mode

Select

Selects the size of memory for internal

graphic adapter.

• Disabled: Internal Graphic Mode

Select disabled.

• 1MB:Share 1MB

• 4MB: Share 4MB

• 8MB: Share 8MB (Default)

• 16MB: Share 16MB

• 32MB: Share 32MB

Boot Device Priority Specifies the Boot Device Priority

sequence.

Power Management

Setup

ACPI Standby State Sets the ACPI Standby State when system

goes into ACPI Standby Mode.

• S1/PSOS: Power on Suspend

• S3/STR: Suspend to RAM (Default)

Restore on AC/Power

Loss

Sets the system status after AC power

loss.

• Power Off: System always Powers

Off (Default)

• Power On: System always Powers On

• Last State: System returns to the last

state before AC power loss

Resume On Ring Sets the Resume On Ring from soft off.

• Disable: Ring Resume disable

(Default)

• Enable: Ring Resume enable

Computer Setup (Continued)

Heading Option Description

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

configuration.

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