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Table 3-7. BIOS Setup Menus and Parameters
Omnibook 500: Settings for BIOS version 2.00 (Summer 2001).
Main Menu |
| Default |
BIOS Revision | Shows the current version of the computer’s BIOS (version | Detected |
| FA.M2.00 at initial release). | automatically. |
Exp. Base BIOS Revision* | Shows the current version of the expansion base’s BIOS | Detected |
| (version FP.M2.00 at initial release). | automatically. |
System Time | Sets the time using |
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| immediately. |
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System Date | Sets the date using mm/dd/yy format. The value set takes |
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| effect immediately. |
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LCD Time format* | Sets the format for displaying time on the expansion base’s | 12 Hours |
| status panel. |
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LCD Date format* | Sets the format for displaying the date on the expansion | mm/dd/yy |
| base’s status panel. |
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Floppy Drive | Sets the floppy drive type. | Detected |
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| automatically. |
Internal Hard Disk | Sets the hard disk drive type and various parameters. | Detected |
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| automatically. |
External Primary | Shows the hard disk drive type and capacity if one is present | Detected |
| in the right module bay. | automatically. |
External Secondary | Shows the hard disk drive type and capacity if one is present | Detected |
| in the left module bay. | automatically. |
Quiet Boot | When enabled, hides | Enabled |
| messages during boot. |
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Video Display Device | Sets whether the computer automatically switches to an | Auto |
| external monitor if one is detected. |
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Video Expansion | When enabled, the video image covers the entire display in | Disabled |
| lower resolution modes (SVGA or VGA). When disabled, the |
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| video image is centered in the display. |
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Television Type | Controls the signal format (NTSC or PAL) output by the | NTSC |
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System Memory | Shows the system memory size. | 640 KB |
Extended Memory | Shows the extended memory size (equal to total memory | Detected |
| minus 1 MB). | automatically. |
CPU Serial Number | For a processor with a serial number, makes that number | Disabled |
| available to software. |
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Unique Dock ID | Sets whether the computer creates a unique hardware profile | Enabled |
| for each expansion base (Enabled) or uses a common profile |
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| for all expansion bases (Disabled). |
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UUID | Displays the value of the | Detected |
| ID) as 32 hex characters. | automatically |
* Available only when docked.
| HP Omnibook 500 |