Restoring Bios To Default Factory Settings - HP xw8600 Workstation Hardware Setup Manual

A dialog box prompts you to select between USB and CD-ROM.
NOTE If the CD-ROM option does not appear, SATA emulation was not set correctly. Reboot your machine
and redo this procedure from step 4.
12 Select CD-ROM and press F10 to confirm.
13 Select the .bin file.
A confirmation dialog box appears.
14 Press F10 to confirm.
15 Press any key.
A message stating that the system ROM flash was successful appears.
16 In the Storage menu, select Storage Options and set SATA Emulation back to the value documented in
the previous table. This setting is required for Linux to work properly.
17 Press F10 to confirm the change.
18 Verify all the BIOS settings again to make sure they correspond to the recommended settings.
19 In the File menu, select Save Changes and Exit.
The workstation reboots.

Restoring BIOS to Default Factory Settings

If necessary, perform the following procedure to restore the BIOS settings to factory defaults.
To restore default factory BIOS settings:
1 Press F10 while booting the workstation to enter the system BIOS.
2 In the File menu, select Default setup, then Restore Factory Settings as Default.
3 Press F10 to accept the changes.
4 In the File menu, select Apply Defaults and Exit, then press F10 to confirm.
The factory system defaults are restored.
5 When the workstation reboots, press F10 again to re-enter the BIOS, and configure the recommended
Autodesk settings.
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