System Management44
Computer Setup (F10)
This section contains the following information to help you use Computer Setup.
• “BIOS ROM” on page 45
• “Using Computer Setup (F10)” on page 46
• “Computer Setup Menu” on page 47
The Computer Setup (F10) utilities enable you to:
• Change current settings from the factory default settings and set, view, change, or verify the system
configuration, including settings for processor, graphics, memory, audio, storage, communications,
and input devices.
• Determine if all of the devices installed on the workstation are recognized by the system and
functioning properly.
• Determine information about the operating environment of the workstation.
• Solve system configuration errors detected but not automatically fixed during the Power-On Self-Test
(POST).
• Establish and manage passwords and other security features.
• Establish and manage energy-saving timeouts (not supported for Linux platforms).
• Modify or restore factory default settings.
• Set the system date and time.
• Modify the boot order of bootable devices, such as hard drives, diskette drives, optical drives, or LS-
120 drives.
• Configure the boot priority of SATA and SCSI hard drive controllers.
• Enable Quick Boot, which is faster than Full Boot but does not run all of the diagnostic tests run during
a Full Boot. You can set your system to:
•always Quick Boot (default)
• periodically Full Boot (from every 1 to 30 days)
• always Full Boot
• Enable or disable Network Server Mode, which enables the workstation to boot the operating system
when the power-on password is enabled with or without a keyboard or mouse attached. When
attached to the system, the keyboard and mouse remain locked until the power-on password is entered.
• Select POST Messages Enabled or Disabled to change the display status of POST messages. POST
Messages Disabled suppresses most POST messages, such as memory count, product name, and other
non-error 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 F1 through F12).
• Establish an Ownership Tag, the text of which is displayed each time the system is turned on or
restarted.
• Enter the Asset Tag or property identification number assigned by your company to this workstation.
• Enable power-on password prompting during system restarts (warm boots) as well as during power-on.
• Secure the integrated I/O functionality, including the serial, USB, or parallel ports, audio, or
embedded NIC, so that the I/O functionality cannot be used until they are unsecured.
• Enable or disable removable media boot ability.
• Enable or disable removable media write ability (when supported by hardware).
• Replicate your system setup by saving system configuration information on diskette and restoring it on
one or more workstations.
