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Disabling Diskette Boot or Diskette Write, IMPORTANT

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3-8 Intelligent Manageability Disabling Diskette Boot or Diskette Write IMPORTANT: If you disable the diskette drive, the FailSafe Boot Block ROM will ignore the disabled component to accommodate a system ROM recovery in the event a system ROM failure occurs. To disable the factory settings (that is, to prevent boot from a diskette or prevent save to a diskette), follow these steps: 1. Turn on the workstation. 2. When you see the words "F10=Setup" in the bottom-right corner of the screen, press F10. NOTE: You have approximately two seconds to press F10. If you do not press F10 during this time, you must turn the workstation off, then on again to access the utility. 3. Press Enter to bypass the welcome screens and display the main menu. 4. From the main menu, select Computer Setup, then press Enter. 5. From the Computer Setup main menu, select Storage. 6. Under Removable Media, select the function you want to disable. 7. Save the configuration and exit the utility. 8. Restart the workstation. NOTE: Compaq recommends that you establish a Setup password to prevent another user from entering the Computer Setup utility and changing any settings.

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3-8
Intelligent Manageability
Disabling Diskette Boot
or Diskette Write
IMPORTANT:
If you disable the diskette drive, the FailSafe Boot Block ROM
will ignore the disabled component to accommodate a system ROM recovery
in the event a system ROM failure occurs.
To disable the factory settings (that is, to prevent boot from a diskette or
prevent save to a diskette), follow these steps:
1.
Turn on the workstation.
2.
When you see the words
“F10=Setup”
in the bottom-right corner of the
screen, press
F10
.
NOTE
:
You have approximately two seconds to press
F10.
If you do not press
F10
during this time, you must turn the workstation off, then on again to
access the utility.
3. Press
Enter
to bypass the welcome screens and display the main menu.
4. From the main menu, select
Computer Setup,
then press
Enter
.
5.
From the Computer Setup main menu, select
Storage.
6.
Under Removable Media, select the function you want to disable.
7.
Save the configuration and exit the utility.
8. Restart the workstation.
NOTE
:
Compaq recommends that you establish a Setup password to prevent
another user from entering the Computer Setup utility and changing any
settings.