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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, optical drives, or USB flash media
devices.
● Select Post Messages Enabled or Disabled to change the display status of Power-On Self-Test
(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).
● Enter the Asset Tag or property identification number assigned by the company to this computer.
● 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 the Computer Setup (F10) Utility and the settings
described in this section.
● Secure integrated I/O functionality, including the serial, USB, or parallel ports, audio, or
embedded NIC, so that they cannot be used until they are unsecured.
● Enable or disable removable media boot ability.
● Solve system configuration errors detected but not automatically fixed during the Power-On Self-
Test (POST).
● Replicate the system setup by saving system configuration information on a USB device and
restoring it on one or more computers.
● Execute self-tests on a specified ATA hard drive (when supported by drive).
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