HP Vectra VL 5/xxx 5 manual Checking or Changing the System Configuration

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HP Vectra VL 5/xxx Series 5 PC

Checking or Changing the System Configuration

 

Checking or Changing the System Configuration

 

 

 

Viewing or changing the current settings

 

 

 

 

Processor frequency

Viewable on the summary screen

 

 

 

Changeable using the system board switches (SW1-4,7 — see the table on the next page)

 

 

 

 

Main memory size

Viewable on the summary screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cache memory size

Viewable on the summary screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video memory size

Viewable on the summary screen

 

 

 

 

CMOS configuration data

Clearable using the system board switches (SW6 — see the table on the next page)

 

 

Keyboard power-on

Can be enabled/disabled using the system board switches (SW9 — see the table on the next page) and

 

within the Setup program

 

 

 

 

 

 

IRQ selection

Viewable and changeable within the Setup program

 

 

 

 

Mass storage and I/O

Parameters viewable on the summary screen and within the BIOS Setup program

devices

Enabled/disabled within the Setup program

 

 

 

Locked/unlocked within the Setup program or the Lock my HP Vectra PC menu in Windows 95 Control Panel

 

 

Video plug and play

Enabled/disabled within the Setup program and within the Display menu in the Windows 95 Control Panel

 

 

 

 

Passwords

Not viewable

 

 

 

Clearable using the system board switches (SW5 — see the table on the next page)

 

Changeable within the Setup program or the Lock my HP Vectra PC menu in the Windows 95 Control Panel

 

 

 

 

Screen blanking

Enabled/disabled within the Setup program

 

 

 

 

Screen hiding

Enabled/disabled within the Lock my HP Vectra PC menu in the Windows 95 Control Panel

 

or the Display/Screen Saver menu in the Windows 95 Control Panel

 

 

 

Power management

System standby: Enabled/disabled within the Setup program

 

 

System suspend: Enabled/disabled within the Power menu in the Windows 95 Control Panel

 

Monitor standby / suspend: Enabled/disabled within the Display/Screen Saver menu in the Windows 95

 

Control Panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Setup program is run by typing

whilst the initial Vectra logo is being

 

displayed on the screen, just after power-on or restarting the computer.

 

The Summary screen is displayed by typing

whilst the Vectra logo is

 

being displayed.

 

 

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Vectra VL 5/xxx 5 specifications

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