System Devices Menu

Description

Default

Video Display Device

Sets whether the built-in display automatically switches to an

Auto

 

external display, if one is detected.

 

External Pointing Devices

Disables the internal pointing devices when an external

Auto

 

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 option

Disabled

Power Off

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. The

Enter

 

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 computer

Disabled

Boot

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 2-61).

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HP 1100, 2500 Updating the Notebook’s Bios, System Devices Menu Description Default, Security Menu Description Default

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