Installing and customizing Red Hat-enabled computers ................................................ 19
Verifying hardware compatibility ............................................................... 19
Setting up Novell SLED ........................................................................................................... 19
Updating the computer ........................................................................................................... 19
Updating the computer after first boot ........................................................................ 19
Upgrading the BIOS ................................................................................................ 19
Determining current BIOS .......................................................................... 20
Upgrading BIOS ...................................................................................... 21
Upgrading device drivers ......................................................................................... 21
3 Restoring the operating system ....................................................................................... 22
Restore methods ..................................................................................................................... 22
Restoring Windows 7 or Windows Vista ................................................................................... 22
Ordering the RestorePlus! media ............................................................................... 22
Restoring the operating system .................................................................................. 22
Restoring Windows XP Professional ........................................................................... 24
Creating RestorePlus! media ..................................................................................... 24
Restoring the operating system .................................................................................. 25
Using RestorePlus! .................................................................................... 25
Restoring Novell SLED ............................................................................................. 25
Creating restore media ............................................................................. 25
4 System management ...................................................................................................... 26
BIOS ROM ............................................................................................................................ 27
The Computer Setup (F10) Utility .............................................................................................. 27
Computer Setup (F10) functionality ............................................................................ 27
Accessing the Computer Setup (F10) Utility ................................................................ 29
The Computer Setup (F10) Utility menu ...................................................................... 30
Desktop management ............................................................................................................. 38
Initial computer configuration and deployment ............................................................ 39
Installing a remote system ......................................................................................... 39
Replicating the setup ................................................................................................ 40
Copying a setup configuration to a single computer ..................................... 40
Copying a setup configuration to multiple computers .................................... 41
Updating and managing software ............................................................................. 42
HP Client Manager Software .................................................................................... 42
Altiris Client Management Solutions .......................................................................... 42
HP SoftPaq Download Manager ............................................................................... 43
System Software Manager ....................................................................................... 44
ROM Flash ............................................................................................................. 45
Remote ROM Flash ................................................................................... 45
HPQFlash ................................................................................................ 45
FailSafe Boot Block ROM ......................................................................................... 46
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