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 change

1. Hard Disk

Removable Device

the order. Built-in LAN provides diskless boot from a network

2. Removable

CD/DVD

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 2-36).

3-28 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

Service Manual