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1 using computer setup (f10) utilities – HP COMPAQ DC5750 User Manual

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Service Reference Guide, dc5750

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Setup Utilities and Diagnostics Features

2.2.1 Using Computer Setup (F10) Utilities

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

2. As soon as the computer is turned on, press

F10

when the monitor light turns green to enter

Computer Setup. Press

Enter

to bypass the title screen, if necessary.

If you do not press the

F10

key at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again

press

F10

when the monitor light turns green.

3. Select your language from the list and press the

Enter

key.

4. A choice of five headings appears in the Computer Setup Utilities menu: File, Storage,

Security, Power, and Advanced.

5. 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

Enter

. To return to the Computer Setup

Utilities menu, press

Esc

.

6. To apply and save changes, select File > Save Changes and Exit.

If you have made changes that you do not want applied, select Ignore Changes and
Exit.

To reset to factory settings or previously saved default settings, select Set Defaults and
Exit. This option will restore the original factory system defaults.

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CAUTION: Do NOT turn the computer power OFF while the BIOS is saving the F10 Computer Setup

changes because the CMOS could become corrupted. It is safe to turn off all power to the computer only

after exiting the F10 Setup screen.