Computer Hardware User Manual

Chapter5.UsingtheSetupUtility

TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardless

ofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.However,theoperating-systemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilar

settingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.

StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram

TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:

1.Ifyourcomputerisalreadyonwhenyoustartthisprocedure,shutdowntheoperatingsystemand

turnoffthecomputer.

2.PressandholdtheF1keythenturnonthecomputer.Whenyouhearmultiplebeeps,releasetheF1key.

Notes:

1.IfyouareusingaUSBkeyboardandtheSetupUtilityprogramdoesnotdisplayusingthismethod,

repeatedlypressandreleasetheF1keyratherthanleavingitpressedwhenturningonthecomputer.

2.IfaPower-OnPasswordoranadministratorpasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogrammenuis

notdisplayeduntilyoutypeyourpassword.Formoreinformation,see“Usingpasswords.”

Viewingandchangingsettings

TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsitemsthatidentifysystemcongurationtopics.Tovieworchange

settings,see“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.”

WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogrammenu,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperform

varioustasksaredisplayedontherightsideofeachscreen.

Usingpasswords

ByusingtheSetupUtilityprogram,youcansetpasswordstopreventunauthorizedpersonsfromgaining

accesstoyourcomputeranddata.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram.”Thefollowingtypesof

passwordsareavailable:

•AdministratorPassword

•Power-OnPassword

Youdonothavetosetanypasswordstouseyourcomputer.However,ifyoudecidetosetanypasswords,

readthefollowingsections.

Passwordconsiderations

Apasswordcanbeanycombinationofupto64characters(a-zand0-9)andsymbols.Forsecurity

reasons,itisagoodideatouseastrongpasswordthatcannotbeeasilycompromised.Wesuggestthe

passwordsshouldadheretothefollowingrules:

•Musthaveatleastsevencharactersinlength

•Containatleastonealphabeticcharacterandonenumericcharacter

•SetupUtilityprogramandharddiskdrivepasswordsarenotcasesensitive

•Notbeyournameoryourusername