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Disabling a Serial Port or Parallel Port, To disable a Serial Port

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3-8 Intelligent Manageability Disabling a Serial Port or Parallel Port To disable either of the serial ports or the parallel port, 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 the F10 key. NOTE: If you do not press the F10 key while the message is displayed, you must turn off the workstation, then on again, to access the utility. 3. Press the Enter key to bypass the welcome screens and display the Compaq Utilities menu. 4. From the Compaq Utilities menu, select Computer Setup, then press the Enter key. 5. In the Computer Setup window, click Built-in Devices. 6. In the Built-in Devices window, click Communications. 7. To disable a Serial Port: a. Under Available Serial Ports, select the port that you want to disable. b. Under Settings, select Disabled. 8. To disable the Parallel Port, under Settings, select Disabled. 9. Save the configuration and exit the utility. 10. Restart the workstation.

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3-8
Intelligent Manageability
Disabling a Serial Port or Parallel Port
To disable either of the serial ports or the parallel port, 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 the
F10
key.
NOTE
:
If you do not press the
F10
key while the message is displayed, you
must turn off the workstation, then on again, to access the utility.
3.
Press the
Enter
key to bypass the welcome screens and display the
Compaq Utilities menu.
4.
From the Compaq Utilities menu, select
Computer Setup,
then press
the
Enter
key.
5.
In the Computer Setup window, click
Built-in Devices.
6.
In the Built-in Devices window, click
Communications
.
7.
To disable a Serial Port:
a.
Under
Available Serial Ports,
select the port that you want to
disable.
b.
Under
Settings,
select
Disabled
.
8.
To disable the Parallel Port, under
Settings,
select
Disabled.
9.
Save the configuration and exit the utility.
10.
Restart the workstation.