Compaq Deskpro 2000 Service & Reference Guide

Compaq Service Reference Guide 2-7
Computer Setup Menu
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Heading Option Description
Security
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Master Boot Record
Security
Allows you to enable or disable Master Boot Record (MBR)
Security. When enabled, the BIOS rejects all requests to write to
the MBR on the current bootable disk. Each time the computer is
powered on or rebooted, the BIOS compares the MBR of the
current bootable disk to the previously-saved MBR. If changes
are detected, you are given the option of saving the MBR on the
current bootable disk, restoring the previously-saved MBR, or
disabling MBR Security. You must know the setup password, if
one is set.
Note:
Disable MBR Security before intentionally changing the
formatting or partitioning of the current bootable disk. Several
disk utilities (such as FDISK and FORMAT) attempt to update
the MBR. If MBR Security is enabled and disk accesses are
being serviced by the BIOS, write requests to the MBR are
rejected, causing the utilities to report errors. If MBR Security is
enabled and disk accesses are being serviced by the operating
system, any MBR change will be detected by the BIOS during
the next reboot, and an MBR Security warning message will be
displayed.
Save Master Boot Record Saves a backup copy of the Master Boot Record of the current
bootable disk.
Note:
Only appears if MBR Security is enabled.
Restore Master Boot
Record
Restores the backup Master Boot Record to the current
bootable disk.
Note:
Only appears if all of the following conditions are true:
· MBR Security is enabled
· A backup copy of the MBR has been previously saved
· The current bootable disk is the same disk from which
the backup copy of the MBR was saved
Device Security Enables/disables serial, parallel, USB ports, network (some
models) and audio security.
Network Service Boot Enables/disables Network Service Boot. (Feature supported on
select models only.)
System IDs Allows you to set Asset Tag and Ownership Tag.
Allows setting of Chassis Serial Number if current number is
invalid.
Also allows you to set keyboard locale setting (e.g., English or
German) for System ID entry.
Allows setting of Ownership Tag and UUID.
See Section 3.2, Asset Tracking and Security, for more
information.
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Compaq Deskpro 2000 Specifications

General

Brand	Compaq
Model	Deskpro 2000
Category	Desktop
Language	English