Bios Rom; Using The Computer Setup (F10) Utility - HP xw4600 Service And Technical Reference Manual

mode selected. To manually switch to POST Messages Enabled during POST, press any key
except
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Establish an Ownership Tag, the text of which is displayed each time the system is powered on or
restarted.
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Enter the Asset Tag or property identification number assigned by your company to this
workstation.
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Enable power-on password prompts during system restarts (warm-boots) and power on.
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Hide or show the integrated I/O functionality, including serial, USB, or parallel ports, audio, or
embedded NIC. Any hidden devices are inaccessible which increases overall system security.
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Enable or disable removable media boot ability.
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Enable or disable removable media write ability (if supported by hardware).
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Replicate your system setup by saving system configuration information on CD or diskette and
restoring it on one or more workstations.
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Execute self-tests on specified SATA and SAS hard drives (if supported by the drive).

BIOS ROM

The BIOS ROM is a collection of machine language programs stored as firmware in ROM. It includes
functions such as POST, PCI device initialization, Plug and Play support, power management, and the
Computer Setup (F10) Utility. The BIOS ROM is a 1-MB Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) port. The
firmware contained in the BIOS ROM supports the following systems and specifications:
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Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL)
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Alert-On-LAN (AOL) and Wake-On-LAN (WOL)
● Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 1.0 and OnNow
● System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) 2.3.5
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PC98/99/00 and NetPC
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Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot ROM for the integrated LAN controller
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BIOS Boot Specification 1.01
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Enhanced Disk Drive Specification 3.0
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"El Torito" Bootable CD Format Specification 1.0
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AT Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI) Removable Media Device BIOS Specification 1.0
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Multiprocessor Specification (MPS) 1.4 (for booting Linux SMP)

Using the Computer Setup (F10) Utility

You can only open the Computer Setup (F10) Utility by powering on or restarting the workstation.
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