Compaq Deskpro 4000S and 4000N Personal Computers 2-3
2.1.3 Accessing the Configuration and Diagnostics Menu
You can access the Configuration and Diagnostics utilities at startup from the hard drive or from the
diskettes. Procedures for both methods are presented below. Both procedures display the
Configuration and Diagnostics menu.
Accessing the Configuration and Diagnostics Menu at Startup
To access the Compaq Utilities menu at startup, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on or restart the computer.
2. Press F10 when the message displays in the lower-right corner of the screen.
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If you do not press the F10 key while the message is displayed, you must turn the computer off,
then on again and press F10 when it appears. You may also restart the computer using the
Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination to access the F10 message.
3. Press Enter to bypass the title and welcome screens. The Compaq Utilities menu appears.
The Compaq Utilities menu offers the following options:
❏
Create a Diagnostics Diskette (Deskpro 4000S only)
❏
Computer Setup
❏
Computer Checkup (TEST)
❏
View System Information (INSPECT)
❏
Exit
Accessing the Configuration and Diagnostics Menu from a Diskette
You can load either the Computer Setup or Diagnostics diskette with this procedure.
Deskpro 4000S
To load either of the diskettes, complete the following steps:
1. Insert the diskette into drive A.
2. Turn on or restart the computer. If Windows 95 is running, select Start, Shut Down, Restart the
computer.
3. If prompted, select the desired language.
4. Press Enter at the Welcome to Compaq Utilities Screen.
5. If you load the Diagnostics diskette, a menu listing is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select the
desired menu item.
If you select Computer Setup from this menu, you are prompted to insert the Setup diskette. You
are prompted through any procedure that you select.
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