Compaq Evo D510 Desktop Management Guide, Compaq Evo Desktop Family - Page 11

Desktop Management Guide ActiveUpdate ActiveUpdate is a client-based application from Compaq. The ActiveUpdate client runs on your local system and uses your user-defined profile to proactively and automatically download software updates for most Compaq commercial computers and servers. To learn more about ActiveUpdate, download the application, and create your custom profile, visit the Compaq Web site at www.compaq.com/activeupdate. ROM Flash Your computer comes with a reprogrammable flash ROM (read only memory). By establishing a setup password in Computer Setup (F10) Utility, you can protect the ROM from being unintentionally updated or overwritten. This is important to ensure the operating integrity of the computer. Should you need or want to upgrade your ROM, you may: I Order an upgraded ROMPaq™ diskette from Compaq. I Download the latest ROMPaq images from the Compaq Web site (www.compaq.com). Ä CAUTION: For maximum ROM protection, be sure to establish a setup password. The setup password prevents unauthorized ROM upgrades. Compaq Insight Manager LC allows the system administrator to set the setup password on one or more PCs simultaneously. For more information, visit the Compaq Web site at www.compaq.com. Remote ROM Flash Remote ROM Flash allows the system administrator to safely upgrade the ROM on remote Compaq computers directly from the centralized network management console. Enabling the system administrator to perform this task remotely, on multiple computers and personal computers, results in a consistent deployment of and greater control over Compaq PC ROM images over the network. It also results in greater productivity and lower total cost of ownership. Desktop Management Guide 7