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Cable Lock Provision, Before You Partition or Format the Current Bootable Disk

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Desktop Management Guide Before You Partition or Format the Current Bootable Disk Ensure that MBR Security is disabled before you change partitioning or formatting of the current bootable disk. Some disk utilities, such as FDISK and FORMAT, attempt to update the MBR. If MBR Security is enabled when you change partitioning or formatting of the disk, you may receive error messages from the disk utility or a warning from MBR Security the next time the computer is turned on or restarted. To disable MBR Security, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer. 2. When the F10 Setup message appears in the lower-right corner of the screen, press the F10 key. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary. ✎ If you do not press the F10 key while the message is displayed, you must restart the computer to access the utility. 3. Select Security > Master Boot Record Security > Disabled. 4. Before exiting, click File > Save Changes and Exit. Cable Lock Provision The rear panel of the computer accommodates a cable lock so that the computer can be physically secured to a work area. For illustrated instructions, please see the Hardware Reference Guide on the Compaq Documentation Library CD. 32 Desktop Management Guide

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Desktop Management Guide
Desktop Management Guide
Before You Partition or Format the Current Bootable Disk
Ensure that MBR Security is disabled before you change partitioning
or formatting of the current bootable disk. Some disk utilities, such as
FDISK and FORMAT, attempt to update the MBR. If MBR Security
is enabled when you change partitioning or formatting of the disk,
you may receive error messages from the disk utility or a warning
from MBR Security the next time the computer is turned on or
restarted. To disable MBR Security, complete the following steps:
1.
Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Windows, click
Start > Shut Down > Restart the Computer.
2.
When the F10 Setup message appears in the lower-right corner of
the screen, press the F10 key. Press Enter to bypass the title
screen, if necessary.
✎
If you do not press the F10 key while the message is displayed, you
must restart the computer to access the utility.
3.
Select Security > Master Boot Record Security > Disabled.
4.
Before exiting, click File > Save Changes and Exit.
Cable Lock Provision
The rear panel of the computer accommodates a cable lock so that the
computer can be physically secured to a work area.
For illustrated instructions, please see the
Hardware Reference Guide
on the
Compaq Documentation Library
CD.