HP Compaq d538 Convertible Minitower Desktop PC Service and Maintain

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Service Reference Card
HP Compaq d330 and d530 Series Personal Computers

© 2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is sub-
ject to change without notice. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions 
contained herein. Intel, Pentium, Intel Inside, and the Intel logo are trademarks or registered 
trademarks of the Intel Corporation and its subsidiaries in the U. S. and other countries. 

Document Number 347286-002.     2nd Edition October 2003.

Key Specifications

* All form factors EXCEPT the USDT include an AGP 2.0 (AGP 8x) slot.

System Setup and Boot

Basic system information regarding file, storage, security, and power configuration is main-
tained in the Setup Utility held in the system ROM. The Setup Utility is accessed by 
pressing the F10 key when prompted (on screen) to do so during the boot sequence. If the 
screen prompt opportunity is missed, a restart will be necessary.

Failsafe Boot Block ROM

The computer comes with a reprogrammable flash system ROM (read only memory). To 
upgrade the ROM, you may:

a. Order an upgraded ROMPaq diskette from HP.
or 

b. Download the latest ROMPaq images from the HP Web site (www.hp.com)

All ROMPaq ROM images from HP are digitally signed to ensure authenticity and mini-
mize potential corruption. Your system ROM includes a Failsafe Boot Block that is pro-
tected during the flash process and allows the computer to be restarted in the unlikely event 
of an unsuccessful ROM flash. 

If the system detects an invalid system ROM during the boot sequence the system will 
sound one long and three short beeps, flash the three keyboard LEDs twice, and display a 
recovery mode message on the screen. To recover from the Boot Block recovery mode 
complete the following steps:

1. Remove any diskettes from the diskette drive and turn off power.
2. Insert a ROMPaq diskette into the diskette drive.
3. Turn on power to the system.
4. If a Setup password has been established, the Caps Lock LED will come on to prompt 
you for the password. Enter the password.
5. A successful boot and ROM flashing (re-programming) with a ROMPaq diskette is 
indicated by the three keyboard LEDs turning on and a series of beeps rising in tone. 

Security Functions

The system offers two passwords (Power-On and Setup) for system and data protection. 
The passwords are independent of each other. The Power-On password, if established, 
protects the computer from unauthorized access by prompting the user for a password during 
power up. The Setup password, if established, protects the computer from unauthorized or 
inadvertent re-configuration by prompting the user for a password prior to entering the Setup 
Utility.

To establish a password:

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 F10 
when prompted, a restart will be necessary.

3.

Select Security, then select Setup Password or Power-On Password and follow the 
instructions on the screen.

4.

Before exiting, click File > Save Changes and Exit. 

Key Specifications

Processor Type:

Intel Pentium 4 or Intel Celeron

RAM Type:

DDR PC2100, PC2700, or PC3200 non-ECC

Maximum RAM Supported:

up to 4 GB depending on the model

Expansion Bus:

PCI 2.2

Graphics Adapter*

Integrated controller, AGP support on select models

Hard drive interface:

UATA/100, SATA

I/O Interfaces:

Serial (2), parallel (1), USB 2.0 (6), diskette drive (1)

Computer Setup Menu

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Option / Description

File

System Information - Lists product name/type/speed/stepping, cache 
size, system ROM/version, installed memory size, system board revi-
sion, chassis serial number, integrated MAC for enabled or embedded 
NIC, and asset tracking number.

About - Provides  copyright information.

Set Time and Date - Allows selection of system time and date.

Save to Diskette - Saves  system configuration, including CMOS, to a 
formatted, blank 1.44-MB diskette. 

Restore From Diskette - Restores factory default settings and clears all 
passwords. 

Set Defaults and Exit - Restores factory default settings and clears all 
passwords.

Ignore Changes and Exit - Exits Computer Setup without applying or 
saving any changes.

Save Changes and Exit - Saves changes to system configuration and 
exits Computer Setup.

Storage

Device Configuration - Lists all installed storage devices. The following 
options appear when a device is selected.

Diskette Type (legacy diskette drives only) Identifies the 
highest capacity media type accepted by the diskette 
drive. 

Drive Emulation (IDE devices only) Selects  drive type 
emulation for storage 

  Drive Type

 Emulation Options

ATAPI Zip 
Drive

None (treated as other).

IDE Hard drive

No emulation available.

Diskette

None or hard drive.

IDE CD-ROM

None, diskette, or hard drive.

ATAPI LS-120

None (treated as other).

Other

None, CD, diskette, hard drive.

Transfer Mode (IDE devices only) Specifies active data 
transfer mode: PIO, Max PIO, Enhanced DMA, Ultra 
DMA, and Max DMA.

Translation Mode (IDE devices only) Selects translation 
mode to enable the BIOS to access disks partitioned and 
formatted on other systems and may be necessary for 
users of older versions of Unix. Options are: Bit-Shift, 
LBA Assisted, User, and None.
NOTE: The translation mode automatically selected by 
BIOS should usually not be changed.   

Translation Parameters (IDE disk devices only) Allows 
you to specify disk parameters logical cylinders (max. of 
1024), heads (max. of 256), and sectors per track (max. 
of 63) used by BIOS to translate disk I/O requests. 
Fields are visible and changeable only when drive trans-
lation mode is set to User.

Multisector Transfers (IDE ATA devices only) Specifies 
how many sectors are transferred per multi-sector PIO 
operation. Options: Disabled, 8, and 16. 

Options

Removable Media Boot. Enables/disables ability to boot 
system from removable media. 

Primary IDE Controller enable/disable.

Secondary IDE Controller enable/disable

Diskette MBR Validation enable/disable strict validation 
of the diskette Master Boot Record (MBR). 

DPS Self-Test - Allows execution of self-tests on IDE hard drives capa-
ble of Drive Protection System (DPS) tests.

Controller Order - Allows selection of controller priority in the boot 
sequence. Not shown if all drives are connected to embedded IDE con-
trollers

Continued

Computer Setup Menu 

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Option / Description

Storage
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SATA Configuration (select models only). Allows selection of UATA 
and/or SATA controllers. 

For Windows 2K and XP, UATA and SATA are configurable as separate 
controllers. Depending on model, up to 4 UATA or 2 SATA devices may 
be accessed.

For Window 98, and earlier OSs, UATA and SATA are configured as a 
combined controller. Depending on model, up to 2 UATA or 2 SATA 
devices may be accessed. 

Boot Order. Allows selection of boot order of installed mass storage 
devices (diskette, hard drive, CD-ROM, etc).

Security

Setup Password - Enables setup (administrator) password.

Power-On Password - Enables power-on password.

Password Options (appears only if Power-On password is set) - Enable/
disable password for warm boot. 

Smart Cover Lock (select models only) - Enables/disables Smart Cover 
Lock. 

Smart Cover Sensor (select models only) - Enables/disables Smart 
Cover Sensor. May also log cover removal. 

DriveLock (select hard drives) - Allows assignment of master or user 
password for hard drive(s). 

Master Boot Record (MBR) Security - Enable/disable MBR.

Save MBR - Saves backup copy of MBR of current bootable disk.

Restore MBR - Restores MBR to current bootable disk. (Appears only if 
MBR security is enabled.)

Device Security - Enable/disable serial/parallel/USB ports, system 
audio, NIC (select models).

Network Service Boot - Enables/disables Network Service Boot (select 
models only).

System IDs - Allows setting of Asset Tag and Ownership Tag, chassis 
serial number, keyboard locale, and Universal Unique Identifier 
(UUID). 

Advanced
(advanced 
users only)

Power-On Options - Select POST mode for QuickBoot, FullBoot, Full-
Boot every 1-30 days.; Enable/disable POST messages; Select Safe 
POST mode; Enable/disable option ROM prompt; Enable/disable I/O 
APIC mode; Select computer state after power loss; Select wakeup boot 
source; Enable/disable POST delay (for slow hard drives); Enable/dis-
able ACPI/USB buffers; Enable/disable NIC option ROM download; 
Enable/disable hot-pluggable multibay floppy. 

Onboard Devices - Set resources for onboard devices (serial/parallel 
port, diskette controller, etc). 

PCI Devices - Lists currently installed PCI devices and IRQ settings. 
Allows configuration/disabling of devices (no effect on APIC systems)

Bus Options - Enable/disable PCI bus mastering, PCI VGA palette 
snooping, PCI SERR# function, and ECC on select systems.

Device Options - Set printer mode (output only, bidirectional, Num 
Lock State)
Enable/disable power management events, wake-up events, processor 
cache, processor number, ACPI thermal mode, ACPI S# support. Select 
AGP aperture size. Enables monitor tracking.

PCI VGA Configuration - Allows selection of VGA controller (if multi-
ple PCI video controllers are installed).

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