HP DC7900 USDT Ultra slim Desktop

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Compact form factor. Energy efficient. DisplayPort. Easy to swap out components. Tool-less. 2.6 by 10 by 10 inches. Uses notebook-class hard drives and optical drive. Uses only 31 watts of power while idling, and 63W while loaded.

Power Supply

The Power Supply is an external brick style AC adapter. It uses the HP Smart Pin style plug. Be careful if not using an HP OEM replacement or original PSU. Some of the aftermarket units will not work without modification.

Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide

Use Computer Setup (F10) Utility to do the following: ● Change factory default settings. ● Set the system date and time. ● Set, view, change, or verify the system configuration, including settings for processor, graphics,

  memory, audio, storage, communications, and input devices.

● Modify the boot order of bootable devices such as hard drives, diskette drives, optical drives, or

  USB flash media devices.

● Enable Quick Boot, which is faster than Full Boot but does not run all of the diagnostic tests run

  during a Full Boot. You can set the system to:

❑ always Quick Boot (default); ❑ periodically Full Boot (from every 1 to 30 days); or ❑ always Full Boot. ● ● Establish an Ownership Tag, the text of which is displayed each time the system is turned on or

      restarted.

● Enter the Asset Tag or property identification number assigned by the company to this computer. ● Enable the power-on password prompt during system restarts (warm boots) as well as during

  power-on.

● Establish a setup password that controls access to the Computer Setup (F10) Utility and the

  settings described in this section.

● Secure integrated I/O functionality, including the serial, USB, or parallel ports, audio, or embedded

  NIC, so that they cannot be used until they are unsecured.

● Enable or disable removable media boot ability. ● ENWW Select Post Messages Enabled or Disabled to change the display status of Power-On Self-Test (POST) messages. Post Messages Disabled suppresses most POST messages, such as memory count, product name, and other non-error text messages. If a POST error occurs, the error is displayed regardless of the mode selected. To manually switch to Post Messages Enabled during POST, press any key (except F1 through F12). Enable or disable legacy diskette write ability (when supported by hardware). Computer Setup (F10) Utilities 1 ● Solve system configuration errors detected but not automatically fixed during the Power-On Self-

  Test (POST).

● Replicate the system setup by saving system configuration information on diskette and restoring

  it on one or more computers.

● Execute self-tests on a specified ATA hard drive (when supported by drive). ● Enable or disable DriveLock security (when supported by drive).

Computer Setup can be accessed only by turning the computer on or restarting the system. To access the Computer Setup Utilities menu, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on or restart the computer. If you are in Microsoft Windows, click Start > Shut Down >

 Restart.

2. As soon as the computer is turned on, press F10 when the monitor light turns green to enter

 Computer Setup. Press Enter to bypass the title screen, if necessary.

NOTE: If you do not press F10 at the appropriate time, you must restart the computer and again press F10 when the monitor light turns green to access the utility. 3. Select your language from the list and press Enter. 4. A choice of five headings appears in the Computer Setup Utilities menu: File, Storage, Security,

 Power, and Advanced.

5. Use the arrow (left and right) keys to select the appropriate heading. Use the arrow (up and down)

 keys to select the option you want, then press Enter. To return to the Computer Setup Utilities
menu, press Esc.

6. To apply and save changes, select File > Save Changes and Exit. ● If you have made changes that you do not want applied, select Ignore Changes and Exit. ● To reset to factory settings or previously saved default settings (some models), select Apply

  Defaults and Exit. This option will restore the original factory system defaults.