HP BOOK XE4500 manual Updating the Notebook’s Bios, System Devices Menu Description Default

PC ID	Displays the PC ID String stored in the reserved part of
	RAM.
Main Menu	Description	Default
Service ID	Displays an identifier used for repair service.	Detected
		automatically.
UUID	Displays the value of the 16-byte UUID (Universally Unique	Detected
	ID) as 32 hex characters.	automatically.
MAC Address	Displays the MAC network address of the internal (wired)	Detected
	LAN, if present.	automatically.
System Devices Menu	Description	Default
Video Display Device	Sets whether the built-in display automatically switches to	Auto
	an external display, if one is detected.
External Pointing	Disables the internal pointing devices when an external	Auto
Devices	pointing device is connected.
Legacy USB Support	Enables BIOS support for USB mouse, keyboard, and floppy	Enabled
	drive during startup.
Wake On LAN from	Lets the notebook be turned on via the LAN port. If this	Disabled
Power Off	option is enabled, the notebook uses increased power while
	it is shut down.
Security Menu	Description	Default
User Password is	Shows if a user password is set.	Clear
Administrator Password	Shows if an administrator password is set.	Clear
is
Set User Password	Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the user password.	Enter
	The password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9,
	A-Z), and cannot include special or accented characters.
Set Administrator	Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the administrator	Enter
Password	password, which protects BIOS Setup settings. The
	password can have no more than 8 characters (0-9, A-Z),
	and cannot include special or accented characters.
Password Required to	Sets whether a user password is required when the	Disabled
Boot	computer boots. Requires the administrator password for
	changes.
Boot Menu	Description	Default
Hard Disk	Shows the order of boot devices. Move the entries to	1. Hard Disk
Removable Device	change the order. Built-in LAN provides diskless boot from a	2. Removable
CD/DVD	network server.	Device
Built-in LAN		3. CD/DVD
		4. Built-in LAN
Exit Menu	Description
Save Changes and Exit	Saves Setup changes, and then exits and reboots.
Discard Changes and	Discards any Setup changes made since last save, and then
Exit	exits and reboots. Does not affect password, date, or time
	changes.
Get Default Values	Restores default settings, and remains in Setup. Does not
	affect password, date, or time changes.

Updating the Notebook’s BIOS

Hewlett-Packard might from time to time provide updates to the notebook’s BIOS. Use e-DiagTools for Windows to download and install these BIOS updates as needed (page 2-37).

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