4 The HP Setup Program

Using the HP Setup Program

Setup Item

Default

Action

Main

 

 

System time

 

Allows you to set the system time and date. Select the

System date

 

field you want to change with Tab, Shift Tab, or Enter.

System memory

640KB

Allows you to view the system memory and extended

Extended memory

15MB*

memory. * Value is typical value, real value depends on

 

 

your configuration.

Running Windows 95

No

Allows you to enable/disable Windows 95.

 

 

If you are NOT running Windows 95, the BIOS Setup

 

 

program will offer you some of the Windows 95 features

 

 

and optimizes hardware resources.

 

 

 

Preferences

 

 

User Password is

Disabled

Indicates if a user password has been set.

Set User Password

 

Allows you to set a password to prevent unauthorized

 

 

access to your PC. You cannot set a user password if an

 

 

administrator password HAS NOT been set.Setting a user

 

 

password prevents unauthorized use of your computer,

 

 

protects the data stored in it, and preserves the

 

 

preferences you set.

Key Click

On

Allows you to turn the audible keyclick on or off.

Key auto-repeat speed

21.8 per Second

Allows you to set the number of times per second a

 

 

keystroke will be repeated when a key is held down.

 

 

This option is not displayed if you are running Windows

 

 

95.

Delay before auto-repeat

.50 Second

Allows you to specify the length of the delay before a

 

 

character is repeated when a character is held down. If

 

 

you generally press keys slowly and heavily, set the delay

 

 

to a higher number to make your keyboard less sensitive

 

 

and to avoid characters being displayed more than once.

Numlock at POWER-ON

On

This field allows you to specify whether the number keys

 

 

of the numeric keypad are enabled when your computer

 

 

starts. Otherwise, the keypad keys act as cursor control

 

 

keys.

 

 

 

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