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CONTENTS, About This Guide, Installing the Operating System, Setup Utilities and Diagnostic Features

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CONTENTS preface About This Guide Symbols and Conventions ...vii Technician Notes ...vii Additional Documentation ...viii chapter 1 Installing the Operating System 1.1 Microsoft Windows 95 or 98 1-1 1.2 Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 1-1 1.2.1 Installing Windows NT Workstation 4.0 over a Network 1-1 1.2.2 Installing or Upgrading Device Drivers 1-2 1.2.3 Creating an Emergency Repair Diskette 1-2 1.2.4 Using the Emergency Repair Diskette 1-2 1.3 Registering the Computer 1-3 1.4 Compaq Software ...1-3 chapter 2 Setup Utilities and Diagnostic Features 2.1. Computer Setup Utilities 2-1 2.1.1 Using Computer Setup Utilities 2-2 2.1.2 Computer Setup Menu 2-3 2.2 Computer Diagnostics ...2-6 2.2.1 Create a Diagnostics Diskette 2-6 DOS-Based...2-6 Windows-Based ...2-6 2.2.2 Computer Checkup (TEST 2-6 2.2.3 View System Information (INSPECT 2-6 Using Computer Checkup (TEST) or View System Information (INSPECT 2-7 2.2.4 Enhanced Compaq Insight Personal Edition (Windows 2-8 Using Compaq Insight Personal Edition 2-8 Running Diagnostic Tests 2-9 2.3 Protecting Your Software 2-9 2.3.1 Ordering Backup Diskettes 2-9 2.3.2 Compaq Restore CD 2-10 2.4 Unique Universal Identification (UUID 2-10 chapter 3 Intelligent Manageability 3.1 Initial Configuration and Deployment 3-1 3.1.1 Remote System Installation 3-1 3.2 Asset Tracking and Security 3-2 3.2.1 Password Security...3-3 Establishing a Setup Password Using Computer Setup 3-3 Establishing a Power-On Password Using Computer Setup 3-4 Entering a Power-On Password 3-4 Contents iii

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Contents
iii
C
ONTENTS
preface
About This Guide
Symbols and Conventions
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vii
Technician Notes
.......................................................................................................................
vii
Additional Documentation
.......................................................................................................
viii
chapter 1
Installing the Operating System
1.1 Microsoft Windows 95 or 98
..............................................................................................
1-1
1.2 Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
...........................................................................
1-1
1.2.1 Installing Windows NT Workstation 4.0 over a Network
.........................................
1-1
1.2.2 Installing or Upgrading Device Drivers
.....................................................................
1-2
1.2.3 Creating an Emergency Repair Diskette
....................................................................
1-2
1.2.4 Using the Emergency Repair Diskette
.......................................................................
1-2
1.3 Registering the Computer
...................................................................................................
1-3
1.4 Compaq Software
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1-3
chapter 2
Setup Utilities and Diagnostic Features
2.1. Computer Setup Utilities
...................................................................................................
2-1
2.1.1 Using Computer Setup Utilities
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2-2
2.1.2 Computer Setup Menu
...............................................................................................
2-3
2.2 Computer Diagnostics
........................................................................................................
2-6
2.2.1
Create a Diagnostics Diskette
...................................................................................
2-6
DOS-Based
....................................................................................................................
2-6
Windows-Based
............................................................................................................
2-6
2.2.2 Computer Checkup (TEST)
.......................................................................................
2-6
2.2.3 View System Information (INSPECT)
......................................................................
2-6
Using Computer Checkup (TEST) or View System Information (INSPECT)
.............
2-7
2.2.4 Enhanced Compaq Insight Personal Edition (Windows)
...........................................
2-8
Using Compaq Insight Personal Edition
.......................................................................
2-8
Running Diagnostic Tests
.............................................................................................
2-9
2.3 Protecting Your Software
...................................................................................................
2-9
2.3.1 Ordering Backup Diskettes
........................................................................................
2-9
2.3.2 Compaq Restore CD
................................................................................................
2-10
2.4 Unique Universal Identification (UUID)
..........................................................................
2-10
chapter 3
Intelligent Manageability
3.1 Initial Configuration and Deployment
................................................................................
3-1
3.1.1 Remote System Installation
.......................................................................................
3-1
3.2 Asset Tracking and Security
...............................................................................................
3-2
3.2.1 Password Security
......................................................................................................
3-3
Establishing a Setup Password Using Computer Setup
................................................
3-3
Establishing a Power-On Password Using Computer Setup
.........................................
3-4
Entering a Power-On Password
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3-4