System Devices Menu |
| Default |
PS/2 Pointing Devices | Automatically disables the internal pointing devices when an | Auto |
| external PS/2 mouse is connected. |
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External Fn Key | Sets whether left CTRL+left ALT on an external PS/2 | Enabled |
| keyboard is interpreted as the Fn key. |
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FDD controller | Enables the floppy drive. | Enabled |
Legacy USB Support | Enables BIOS support for USB mouse, keyboard, and floppy | Enabled |
| disk drive. |
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Serial Port | Enables the serial port (the port is configured by the user). | Enabled |
Base I/O address | Sets the I/O address and interrupt (appears only if the serial | 3F8h, IRQ4 |
| port is Enabled). |
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Infrared port | Enables the infrared port (the port is configured by the user). | Disabled |
Mode | Sets the port to FIR (fast IR) or SIR (standard IR) infrared | FIR |
| communications. |
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Base I/O address | Sets the I/O address and interrupt. | 2F8h, IRQ3 |
DMA channel | Sets the DMA channel for the infrared port in FIR mode. | DMA1 |
Parallel Port | Enables the parallel port (the port is configured by the user). | Enabled |
Mode | Sets the port to output only, | ECP |
Base I/O address | Sets the I/O address and interrupt. | 378h, IRQ7 |
DMA channel | Sets the DMA channel for ECP mode (appears only if the | DMA0 |
| Parallel Port Mode is ECP). |
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Security Menu |
| Default |
User Password is | Shows if a user password is set. | Clear |
Administrator Password is | Shows if an administrator password is set. | Clear |
Set User Password | Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the user password. The | Enter |
| password can have no more than 8 characters |
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Set Administrator | Press ENTER to set, change, or clear the administrator | Enter |
Password | password, which protects BIOS Setup settings. The password |
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| can have no more than 8 characters |
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| include special or accented characters. |
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Password required to: |
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Boot | Sets whether a user password is required when the computer | Enabled |
| boots. Requires the administrator password for changes. |
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Resume* | Sets whether a user password is required when resuming | Enabled |
| from Standby or Hibernate mode. Requires the administrator |
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| password for changes. (Windows 98 only.) |
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Undock* | Sets whether a user password is required when undocking the | Disabled |
| computer. Requires the administrator password for changes. |
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| (Windows 98 only.) |
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Internal hard disk drive | Encodes the current user password (or administrator | Disabled |
lock* | password if that is the only password set) on the hard disk. |
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Removable Device Boot | Sets whether the computer will attempt to boot from a floppy | Enabled |
| drive or other removable device. |
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* Available only if the Boot option is enabled.
HP Omnibook 500 | Troubleshooting and Diagnostics |