BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup utility provides access to basic configuration settings. It is independent of the operating system.
Running the BIOS Setup Utility
1.Close all applications, then click Start, Shut Down, Reboot. (If necessary, you can press CTRL+ALT+DEL to reboot.)
2.When the HP logo appears, press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup utility.
3.The pointing devices are not active in BIOS Setup, so you will need to use the keyboard to navigate:
∙Press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to move among menus.
∙Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to move among parameters in a menu.
∙Press F5 or F6 to move through values for the current parameter, or press ENTER to change a setting.
4.After you select the options you want, press F10 or use the Exit menu to exit BIOS Setup.
If the settings cause a conflict between devices during reboot, the system prompts you to run BIOS Setup, and marks the conflicting settings.
Table 3-7. BIOS Setup Menus and Parameters
OmniBook 6000: Introduced with BIOS version 1.00 (Spring 2000).
Main Menu |
| Default |
BIOS Revision | Shows the current BIOS version. | Detected |
|
| automatically. |
System Time | Sets the time using |
|
| immediately. |
|
System Date | Sets the date using mm/dd/yy (English) or dd/mm/yy format. |
|
Floppy Drive | Sets the floppy drive type. | Detected and set |
|
| automatically. |
Internal Hard Disk | Sets the hard disk drive type and various parameters. | Detected and set |
|
| automatically. |
Quiet Boot | When enabled, hides summary of | Enabled |
| messages during boot. |
|
Video Display Device | Sets whether the | Auto |
| external display, if one is detected. |
|
Video Expansion | When enabled, the video image covers the entire display in | Disabled |
| lower resolution modes. When disabled, the video image is |
|
| centered in the display. |
|
Primary Video Adapter | Sets whether the computer automatically switches to an | Auto |
| external video adapter connected to the docking system, if |
|
| one is detected. |
|
System Memory | Shows the system memory size. | 640 KB |
Extended Memory | Shows the extended memory size. | Detected |
|
| automatically. |
CPU Serial Number | For a processor with a serial number, makes that number | Disabled |
| available to software. |
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